Illustrated, large octavo, pp viii, 215, top edge and fore-edge foxed, lower corners damp-wrinkled, the pages generally a little "waved", paperback, the rear cover and the last few pages bruised; still a good usabel working copy. View More...
Very well illustrated, large horizontal quarto, pp 135, a very good copy in dustwrapper. Very well illustrated, large horizontal quarto, pp 135, a very good copy in dustwrapper. [Landscape historian Batey explores real and fictional settings of Austen's novels. In each chapter she uses a different Austen novel to discuss the style of gardens and landscapes during the early 19th century and Regency England. A continuing theme is the tension between Georgian propriety and the challenging Romantic ideals as they played out in the English landscape. Jane Austen was deeply inspired by the landscap... View More...
Very well illustrated, very large quarto, pp 247. very clean internally, green cloth in good condition, the dustwrapper is very slightly rubbed. [A presentation copy from the designer David Hicks, with inscription initialled DH on his notepaper - The Grove, Brightwell - and a further inscription initialled D opposite the title page.]. A heavy book - extra postage may be necessary. View More...
NEW. Very well illustrated, large horizontal quarto, pp 160, a very good copy in dustwrapper. A heavy book - extra postagte may be needed. [Gardens from the New York Metropolitan area designed on a grand scarle by the firm of Edmund Hollander Landscapes.] View More...
Illustrated, quarto, pp 128, a very good copy in dustwrapper. [Using pavers, bricks, rocks and pebbles, this guide presents 16 projects for garden paths, walls and patio floors, as well as eye catching features such as a potting table or a sundial. Clear construction diagrams and concise text accompany every project for ease of use.] View More...
Illustrated, small octavo, pp 128, very clean internally, paperback, the slightest signs of use to the covers. [Tradescant's Diaryby Hugh Johnson. Paul Williams onParrotia persica. Joan Loraine - Christmas Flowers from my Garden. Helena Attlee Il Biviere A Post Diluvian Garden in Sicily. Tim Longville It is Good to be the King- Heywood, County Laois, Ireland Its Past, Present and (Uncertain Future).Rosemary Lindsay A Postcard from New York. Charles Elliott Japonaiserie. Edward Wilson Vandas Will Never Cease: Captain W.E. Johns and Dangerous Orchids. Brent Elliott Swinburne's Forsaken Garden. J... View More...
Illustrated with sepia photographs and line drawings by Harold White in the text, square octavo, pp xvi, 222, very occasional light foxing, but really extremely clean and bright internally, green cloth in very good cpndition, the dustwrapper has several tears and is missing several pieces around the spine and a long sliver removed at the top of the upper cover, but now nicely protected in a removable clear cover. [Very scarce, particularly with the dustwrapper. Of all of Cane's books, it is this one which sums up most completely his style and ethos.] View More...
Illustrated, small octavo, pp 128, clean intyernally, paperback, a slight crease to the lower corner of the front cover and the first two pages. [Rosemary Verey on the making of her garden at Barnsley House (part two of four). Beth Chatto and Brian Mathew - plants to grow for drying and indoor decoration. James Roose Evans on the Festival of the Garden in Bleddfa, Wales. Jane Brown - The Brotherhood of Ruralists and their gardens. Nigel Colborn in conversation with wild flower champion, Miriam Rothschild. Stephen Haw on Jasmines. Mirabel Osler - Stone House Cottage garden and the Arbuthnotts ... View More...
Illustrated with 32 plates, large octavo, pp 60, (text in both English & Chinese), paperback, covers very slightly worn. [Presentation copy to Leo Pemberton of Kew Gardens, from Meng Zhao Zhen of the Beijing Forestry University, with inscription on the title page]. View More...
Illustrated with 32 plates, large octavo, pp 60, (text in both English & Chinese), green cloth, edges slightly bruised, dustwrapper slightly worn. [From the library of Dan E. Mayers, plantsman, chess-master, limerick-lover and eccentric, with bookplate showing his Arts & Crafts house "Lorien" in Wadhurst.] View More...
Well illustrated, quarto, pp 211, a large corner snipped from the front endpaper, the front and rear hinges cracked, lacking the title page, otherwise a good sound copy in a protected dustwrapper. View More...
Illustrated, thick quarto, pp 205, paperback, the very slightest signs of wear, but really a very good copy. [The Colas Gardens, Fernando Chacel's gardens at Jacarepagua, The Draw at Sugar House Park, The Jenks Garden at Portrack, Andy Goldsworthy's Garden of Stone, Cardada by Paolo Burgi, etc] View More...
Very well illustrated, small quarto, pp 176, a very good copy indeed, in dustwrapper. [In recent years a dynamic new generation of artists and gardeners have completely redefined garden sculpture, making plants the focus rather than the backdrop of astonishingly diverse living sculptures. This book draws together some of the best examples from around the world, arranging these eclectic works according to how they were made. With superb colour photography of the sculptures in their natural settings, Living Sculpture overturns preconceptions about what is possible in the context of both gardenin... View More...
Well illustrated, quarto, pp 192, a very good copy in dustwrapper. ["The New Tech Garden is a celebration of gardens in which man-made materials such as plastic, perspex, steel, glass, and textiles have been used to create gardens more in keeping with contemporary design and lifestyles. Award-winnning garden designer Paul Cooper has chosen the best examples of urban spaces for those who want an unconventional garden, or a garden for pleasure rather than constant labour."] View More...
Very well illustrated, large octavo, pp 128, very clean internally, black boards in very good condition, the dustwrapper is not price-clipped and has only the slightest signs of use. [SCARCE. Originally priced at £19.95.]. { "Topiary is as old as gardening itself. From the gardens of ancient Egypt to the arts and crafts creations of Edwardian England, and the private and public gardens of today, living green sculpture has been clipped into shape. With its bold silhouettes, topiary is an icon that defines the hand of man in creating gardens, expressing the gardener's ideas and firing the observ... View More...
Well illustrated, quarto, pp 144, a very good copy in dustwrapper. Becoming scarce. [Many people dream of living in Tuscany, but few ever realize their fantasy. This is the story of Don Leevers and Lindsay Megaritty, two talented Australians who in 1988, bought Venzano, an ancient Etruscan property which had plenty of land and a Roman spring providing water. Today, their aromatic plant catalogue lists nearly 10,000 plants for sale, and their talents as garden designers and plantsmen are sought by the luminaries of Italian aristocracy. After just over a decade of very hard work in this small p... View More...
Well illustrated, quarto, pp 216, a very good copy in dustwrapper. [A Pattern Garden gives us the tools for creating our own highly satisfying garden spaces. Easton identifies 14 garden patterns that she sees as fundamental to successful design and that will turn any landscape into a memorable and rewarding retreat. This book will help you identify what pleases you, and why, and provide inspiration and direction in the planting and layout of your own garden. Discussions of essential patterns, such as the creation of paths or the incorporation of water into the garden, are complemented by concr... View More...
Illustrated, large octavo, pp 278, slightly used internally, bound in a later library green cloth, slightly worn. [With the neat owner's stamp of the botanist Ralph Earl Ecklund. the blindstamp of Andrew Collier Durham - possibly the architect ? - and the blindstamp of the University of Delaware]. A good working copy. View More...
Very well illustrated, quarto, pp 237, a very good copy in dustwrapper. [This study, done with Burle Marx's cooperation, traces the roots of his artistic vision and illustrates the plants he grew for use in his own designs.] View More...
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