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Gardening
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1877 The Royal Parks and Gardens of London, their History and Mode of Embellishment with Hints on the Propagation and Culture of the Plants Employed, the Artistic Arrangement of Colours, etc.London: 1877A fine copy of the first edition of this illustrated work covering the many gardens of London, in the publisher’s original pictorial cloth. -
1935-1942 Japan Tourist LibraryTokyo: 1935-1942A wonderful collection of thirteen illustrated mid-20th century guides to various aspects of Japanese culture, produced by Japan's tourist board during WWII. -
1904 Arts and Crafts of Old JapanEdinburgh; London: 1904An uncommon limited first edition of this 1904 title, signed by the published, and bound in paper vellum. -
1968 Living Trees of the WorldNew York: 1968A smartly bound first edition of Everett’s richly illustrated global survey of tree species, offering an authoritative study of their form, habitat, and cultivation. -
1902 Natural History Rambles: Lane and FieldLondon; New York: 1902A handsome, full tree calf prize binding copy of this new edition of Wood's 1879 influential work. -
1919 6vol British Wildflowers in their Natural HauntsLondon: 1919The complete set of A.R. Horwood's detailed study on wild flowers and plants across the British Isles, with accompanying illustrations by J.N. Fitch. -
1871 Strange DwellingsLondon: 1871A beautiful 1871 green cloth edition, with a scarce and striking cover. -
1841 The Floricultural Cabinet and Florist's Magazine (January-December 1841)London: 1841Bound here together are all twelve monthly issues from Volume IX of Joseph Harrison's beautifully illustrated horticultural magazine, the 'Floricultural Cabinet'. -
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1911 The Herb-GardenLondon: 1911A beautifully illustrated guide to her gardens, with this uncommon first edition being a presentation copy from the author to her son. -
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1987 On Modern GardeningHackney: 1987A beautiful limited edition of Horace Walpole's influential essay on gardening, signed by illustrator Alan Powers. -
1986-89 3vol The Journals of Gilbert White 1754-1793London: 1986-89A complete set of Gilbert White's insightful journals, detailing his forty years of natural observations from 1751-93. Lovey pen and ink illustrations included. -
1907 Italian GardensLondon : 1907The first edition of this beautiful collection of Italian gardens, with 52 colourful plates throughout. -
1898 An Old English GardenLondon : 1898The very scarce first edition of this beautifully illustrated account of English Gardening by the Countess of Warwick, with 19 plates. -
1989 The Edwardian GardenNew Haven; London: 1989A richly illustrated first comprehensive study of the Edwardian garden, exploring its design, social context, and key figures, including the celebrated Blomfield–Robinson feud. -
2011 Flora's Empire: British Gardens in IndiaPhiladelphia: 2011A first edition, first impression of Eugenia W. Herbert’s richly illustrated study of British colonial gardens in India, tracing their evolution from early settlements to the grandeur of the Raj, illustrated with colour plates. -
1993 The Planters of the English Landscape Garden: Botany, Trees, and the GeorgicsNew Haven and London: 1993A smart first edition of this illustrated study of English landscape gardening, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1999 Humphry Repton: Landscape Gardening & the Geography of Georgian EnglandNew Haven: 1999A pleasing first edition of this study of the landscape gardening of English gardener Humphry Repton. -
1993 The Follies And Garden Buildings of IrelandNew Haven; London: 1993The first edition of James Howley's richly illustrated study of Ireland's follies and garden buildings, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1899 Pot-Pourri from A Surrey Garden and More Pot-PourriLondon: 1899The first two volumes of Mrs C. W. Earle's charming gardening series, beautifully bound in crushed half morocco with decorative gilt tooling to the spines. -
1819 Italy, Its Agriculture, &c.Norwich: 1819Edward Rigby's very scarce first English language translation of the agricultural discussions found within the letters of Frederic Lullin de Chateauvieux. -
1896 The Bamboo GardenLondon: 1896The first edition of this intricate account of bamboo variants in Japan and China, with a frontispiece and illustrations throughout. -
1939 Lilies for the Garden and GreenhouseLondon: 1939A smartly bound first edition of this illustrated horticultural study on lilies from British author of gardening books Daniel Thompson Macfie. -
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1915 Trees: A Woodland NotebookGlasgow: 1915A wonderful example of the signed limited edition edition de luxe of Sir Herbert Maxwell's beautifully illustrated study of the trees of Britain and the world. -
1966 The Glory of the TreeNew York: 1966Illustrated with colour plates, this is a fine example of the first edition of this wonderful celebration of the 'glory' and beauty of trees. -
1830 Sylva Britannica; Or, Portraits of Forest TreesLondon: 1830Illustrated with fifty plates on India paper, this is the first quarto edition of Jacob George Strutt's celebration of the greatest 19th century trees in England and Scotland. -
1969-1974 5vol The Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening: A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of HorticultureOxford: 1969-1974A very smart corrected edition of the Royal Horticultural Society's Dictionary of Gardening, with illustrations throughout. -
1900 Veitch's Manual of the ConiferaeLondon: 1900A new and enlarged edition of this manual of the coniferae from publisher and horticulturalist James Veitch. -
1890 The Garden as Considered in Literature by Certain Polite WritersNew York: 1890A very scarce copy of this collection of writings on the garden, from a selection of well-regarded authors. -
1869 Gleanings from French Gardens: Comprising an Account of Such Features of French HorticultureLondon: 1869A smart second edition of this illustrated horticultural study of French gardens from Irish gardener William Robinson. -
1911 Scottish Gardens: Being a Representative Selection of Different Types, Old and NewLondon: 1911A smart new edition of this brightly illustrated review of Scottish gardens from Scottish horticulturalist Sir Herbert Maxwell. -
1823 The Wonders of Trees, Plants, and Shrubs, Recorded in AnecdotesLondon: 1823Beautifully illustrated with engraved plates of plants, this is an early edition of Joseph Taylor's scarce study of trees, plants and shrubs. -
1952 Mount Usher 1868-1952: A Short History of the Origin and Development of the GardensDundalk : 1952An uncommon history of Mount Usher Gardens given by Edward Horace Walpole, once its inheritor. -
1874 A Manual of Gardening for Bengal and Upper IndiaCalcutta : 1874An uncommon Indian gardening manual by Thomas A. C. Firminger. -
1908 The Flowers and Gardens of JapanLondon: 1908A beautifully illustrated study of Japanese flowers and gardens, painted by Ella Du Cane. -
1855 A Tour Round my GardenLondon: 1855The first English edition of Jean-Baptise Alphonse Karr's charming nature novel, decorated with many vignettes. -
1904 An Indian GardenNew York: 1904The very scarce first US edition of these charming gardening notes by "Mrs Henry Cooper Eggar".