FUROR HORTENSIS ESSAYS ON THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE GARDEN IN MEMORY OF H.F. CLARK
Written by Peter Willis; Robert H. Matthew; Patrick Nuttgens; Geoffrey Jellicoe.
Stock no. 2129954
Published by Elysium Press Limited. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Limited first edition of 1000 copies. Large format. Brown cloth spine, gilt title. B/w photos and illustrations. Not numbered, but this is one of 1000 first edition copies. Bumping and wear to top and tail of spine with a little fading. A few marks to covers. Foxing to outer page edges. Original glassine wrapper is still present with some tears and chips and creasing; also some foxing; a bit of loss.
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GERTRUDE JEKYLL'S LOST GARDEN THE RESTORATION OF AN EDWARDIAN MASTERPIECE
Written by Rosamund Wallinger.
Stock no. 2129573
Published by Garden Art Press. 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w and colour photos throughout. The garden at the Manor House at Upton Grey in Hampshire, was originally designed in 1908 by Gertrude Jekyll for Charles Holme, the important arts and Crafts figure and founder of the movement's leading publications, The Studio. ISBN: 1870673352. SIGNED by author with a dedication to previous owners on title page. Wrapper is edge-creased.
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WILD & GARDEN PLANTS (NN 80)
Written by Max Walters.
Stock no. 2129337
Published by Collins. 1st 1993. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 80. 16 colour plates and over 60 b/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 0002193760. Dustwrapper spine is faded.
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SEVENTY YEARS OF GARDEN MACHINERY
Written by Brian Bell.
Stock no. 1816999
Published by Old Pond Publishing. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Covering the period 1920-1990 and dealing with the development of the smaller machines used on estates, allotments, nurseries and large gardens. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. 304 pages. ISBN: 9781905523641. Light bump to lower board corners.
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GARDEN NATURAL HISTORY (NN 102)
Written by Stefan Buczacki.
Stock no. 2127185
Published by Collins. 1st 2007. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780007139934.
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F.W. MEYER (1852-1906) A LANDSCAPE GARDENER IN DEVON
Written by Carolyn Keep.
Stock no. 2127059
Published by Devon Gardens Trust. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780993017216. SIGNED by author to title page. Couple of cover corner tips are ever so slightly creased.
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THE WORLD OF THE SOIL (NN 35)
Written by E. John Russell.
Stock no. 1816288
Published by Collins. 4th 1967. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Green cloth. 4 colour photos. 44 b/w photos. 11 text figures. ISBN: 0002195550. Name & date in ink to front pastedown, hidden by front flap of dustwrapper. Browning and minor foxing to text block. Occasional pencil highlighting to margins. Pictorial dustwrapper is covered with clear sticky back plastic, is browned to rear panel with ticking in ink to titles listed, top & tail of spine lightly worn.
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WEEDS & ALIENS (NN 43)
Written by Edward Salisbury.
Stock no. 2125281
Published by Collins. 2nd 1964. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 43. Green cloth, gilt titles. Colour frontis. 29 b/w photos, 34 line drawings, diagrams and maps. The idea that because weeds are a nuisance they must also be dull is dispelled in a few pages. Not only does the author show that an understanding of these criminals of the plant world will make their control both easier and more interesting: he also imparts to the reader something of his own delight and wonder. SIGNED by Kenneth Allsop (naturalist, broadcaster and author to half-title page). Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with browned spine; a few closed tears and chips; minimal loss.
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MODEL GARDENING BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 2124571
Published by Lever Brothers Limited. Circa 1900. Almost very good condition.

Deep maroon cloth with gilt titles. Containing full and practical instructions concerning general garden operations, The Flower Garden, The Fruit Garden, the Kitchen Garden, Pest of the Month, With a Monthly Calendar of Work to be Done in the Garden Throughout the Year. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Joints are cracked, so binding is starting to become a bit weak. Heavy browning and darkening, especially to page edges.
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GARDEN NATURAL HISTORY (NN 102)
Written by Stefan Buczacki.
Stock no. 1610117
Published by Collins. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780007139934. Owner's ink name stamp to textblock; ex-libris stamp and inscription to front endpaper. A few tiny marks to rear panel of wrapper.
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CAPABILITY BROWN
Written by Dorothy Stroud.
Stock no. 1815039
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine in brown title block. Green pictorial endpapers. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0571102670. Text block browned, a few grubby marks to contents and a few scattered foxspots. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has a small nick to base of spine.
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A GARDEN ALPHABET
Written by John Harris.
Stock no. 1609301
Published by Octopus Books Ltd.. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w illustrations. Compiled to illustrate some of the vanished beauties, fashions and eccentricities of former gardens and garden ephemera. ISBN: 0706410823. Spine and corners scuffed. Inscription to front endpaper. Wrapper is torn and repaired with tape.
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