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Books on Garden History for Sale:
[7402] . . London: Edward Arnold, 1895. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good- 8vo. 302 pages. Cloth. Garden recollections by own of Englands foremost rosarian.
$49.95
[3655] . Report of the Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners. Boston: Wright and Potter, 1903. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Boston 1903. 8vo. 110 pages with maps and photos. Brown cloth. Very good.
$44.95
[5202] . The Famous Parks and Gardens of the World. London: Nelson and Sons, 1880. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 1st ed. London 1880. Folio. 230 pages with many woodcuts in text. Cloth with gilt stamping. Corners slightly bumped.
$109.95
[4192] Barrett, Clarence; Rhododendron Species Foundation (Federal Way, Wash.). [SIGNED} History of the Rhododendron Species Foundation: Genesis of a Botanical Garden. Positive Attitudes, 1994. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. As New / Very Good. 1st edition. Eugene, OR 1994. 4to. 336 pages with some photos. Cloth w.dj. Signed by author.
$42.95
[1089] Berluchon, Laurence. [SIGNED] Jardins de Touraine. Tours: 1947. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Very Good Tours 1947. 4to. 362 pages with about 150 b/w photographs. Original boards. Fine. The chapter heading in is book are: Jardins d'autrefois, J. de la Renaissance, J. classique et romantique, J. paysagers et composites. Dedicated by the author. Very good.
$49.95
[2615] Bewley, W. F.. Diseases of Glasshouse Plants. Ernest Benn, 2nd printing. London 1928. 8vo. 208 pages with 47 b/w photos. Cloth. Very good.
$17.95
[2301] Calkins, Carroll C.. Great Gardens of America. Arthur 30, NY 1969. 4to. 298 pages with hundreds of b/w and colour photos. Cloth. Very good.
$11.95
[5773] Chambers, Sir William. An Explanatory Discourse By Tan Chet-Qua, of Quang-Chew-Fu, Gent (1773) . Los Angeles: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library /University of California, 1978. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good x, 50 pages. Staple-bound. Very good condition.
$7.95
[872] Coats, Peter. The Gardens of Buckingham Palace. London: Michael Joseph, 1978. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. London 1978. 4to. 160 pages with very many colour and b/w illustrations. Cloth w.dj. Very good.
$6.95
[3306] Cooney, Loraine M. (Compiler); Hattie C. Rainwater (Editor). Garden History of Georgia, 1733-1933. [Georgia's Early Gardens; A Genealogy of Georgia Gardens; Modern Gardens; Garden Club Projects, Institutional Gardens, School Gardens and Campuses]. ill. Thornton Marye. Atlanta, GA: Garden Club of Georgia, 1976. 2nd Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. As New / Very Good. 458 pages with very many b/w illustrations. Cloth with dust jacket. Very good/very good.
$95.95
[425] Dutton, Joan Parry. The Flower World of Williamsburg. The story of Williamsburg's flowers from the 18th century to the present. 1st edition. Williamsburg 1962. xii, 148 pages with very many b/w and colour photos. Cloth w.dj.
$15.95
[182] Forman, Henry Chandlee. Tidewater Maryland Architecture and Gardens. New York: Bonanza Books, 1956. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. Very Good NY 1956. 4to. xv, 208 pp with about 200 b/w photos and diagrams. Cloth w. dj. Very Good.
$8.95
[5134] Gilpin, William. Remarks on Forest Scenery and other Woodland Views, (relative chiefly to picturesque beauty), illustrated by the Scenes of New-Forest in Hampshire. London: Blamire, 1794. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 2nd ed. London 1794. 3 books bound in 2 volumes. Later half-calf over marbled boards. Vii, 340; iii, 310, xx pages with 1 map and 31 lithographic. Very clean and tight copy and attractive. The first part "considers trees as single objects, investigating their general picturesque qualities in their several kinds and in the specific character of each." The Second book considers trees under their various modes of composition, from the clump to the forest. It considers them likewise under several picturesque circumstances of permanent and accidental beauty… the New-Forest, which is the subject of the third book; The scenery of it is next described in a series of journeys through its several divisions; and lastly the modes of the habits of life are remarked, of such animals, as inhabit and embellish it."
$449.95
[5122] Hyams, Edward. A History of Gardens and Gardening. New York: Praeger, 1971. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. 1st ed. NY 1971. Folio.345 pp with 391 b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. Very good condition. X Public Library. Still very good condition except for library card and stamp.
$8.85
[7076] King, Ronald. The World of Kew. London: MacMillan, 1976. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. London 1976. 4to. 128 pages. Copiously illustrated. Cloth.
$7.95
[1095] Marshall, W.. Planting and Rural Ornaments. London: G Nicol, 1796. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good being a second edition with additions of planting and ornamental gardening, a practical treatise in 2 volumes. London 1796. xxxii, 408, iv; xx, 454, iii pages. New half cloth with marbled boards. Small stain on title page. Else very clean, tight and attractive. An interesting mix of information, as the majority of this work is devoted to woodland and hedgerow management by describing the trees and shrubs that can be grown in the open air in England, with botanical descriptions, comments on propagation, method and season of planting, training, uses, and management. The other part of the work (1/4 of text) is comprised of the history and principles of modern art and taste in gardening, followed by remarks on estates such as Persfield, Stowe, Fitherwick, Leasowers, Hagley, Enville..
$265.95
[1621] Massie, Mrs. William R. and Mrs. Andrew H. Christian. Descriptive Guide Book of Virginia's Old Gardens. Issued by the Garden Club of Virginia.. Richmond, Virginia: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good Richmond probably 1929. 8vo. 88 pages with 17 b/w photographs w/map. Cloth. Very good.
$13.95
[192] Roper, Lanning. The Gardens in the Royal Park at Windsor.. Garden City: Doubleday and Company, 1959. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. Very Good NY 1959. 4to. 128 pages plus about 100 pages of colour and b/w photos. Cloth. Very Good.
$9.95
[2119] Tankard, Judith & Michael Van Valkenburgh. Gertrude Jekyll. A Vision of Garden and Wood.. Harry N. Abrams Sagapress, 4to. 2nd printing. New York 1989. 148 pages with 84 photos. Cloth w.dj. VG/VG. Further studies of Jekyll’s role as garden designer with her own photos.
$25.95
[6587] Thacker, Christopher. England’s Historic Gardens. Toronto, Canada: McGraw Hill, 1989. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Toronto 1989. 4to. 160 pages with very many colour photos. Cloth w.dj. Very good condition.
$9.94
[1626] Thomas, Graham Stuart. Great Gardens of Britain. New York and London: Mayflower Books, 1979. 1st American Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. Very Good / Good. NY 1979. Lg 4to. 292 pages with many colour and b/w illustrations. Cloth w.dj. Devoted exclusively to the gardens of the National Trust in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Very good. (weight 4 pounds or 2 kg)
$16.95
[1625] Triggs, H. Ingo. Formal Gardens in England and Scotland. Their Planning and Arrangement. Architectural and Ornamental Features.. ill. Charles Latham. London: 1902. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good London 1902. Folio. 63 pages of text plus 72 plates from drawings by the author and 53 photographs by Charles Latham. X Lib (Trinity Col. Oxford). Half-leather (spine skillfully renewed as this is such a big book, with original pasted on. Raised ban ds.) Very minor foxing.
$555.95