GARDENING / Landscape Books

Shanghai: Tongji University Press. 32 plates, large 8vo, pp 60, (text in both English & Chinese), clothbound, in slightly worn dustwrapper. . ... more information

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London: Phoenix, 1992. Well illustrated, horizontal 8vo, pp 160, wrappers very slightly worn, otherwise a good copy of the paperback edition.. ... more information

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London: BBC Books, 1996. Well illustrated, small 4to, pp 192, a good copy in dustwrapper. [Barnsley House, Folly Farm, Holker Hall, Benington Lordship, Great Dixter, Kiftsgate Court, Bledlow Manor, The Grove, Winfield House, Chilcombe House, Helmingham Hall, Woodside.]. ... more information

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Simon & Schuster, 2007. Softcover. Brand New. 7.80 x 5.00 x 0.80. Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 5.4 oz. .... more information

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Henry Holt & Co, 1996-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Ex Library in mylar cover, with minimal markings, defects. interior pages are clean and unmarked . O21 ... more information

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Simon & Schuster, 2007-03-13. Paperback. New. GREAT Bargain Book Deal - some may have small remainder mark - Ships out by NEXT Business Day - 100% Satisfaction Guarantee! ... more information

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Taschen, 1997. Unknown. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good +. English Translation by Chris Miller. Dust jacket has edge wrinkle with one nick. Folio. ... more information

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Hamlyn, 1980. 1st edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. V.g. /V.g. Jacket clipped, otherwise little used. 223 pp. ... more information

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Barrie & Jenkins, 1989. Photographs by Clay Perry. Hard covers, dust jacket. V.g/V.g. A pictorial record of a range of English gardens, arranged in broadly chronological order. Luscious photography accompanied by an intelligently written commentary. An appendix lists the featured gardens, which at the time of writing were all open to the public. The author is a designer of historic garden reconstructions who served on the National Trust's gardens advisory panel and also works as a horticultural jo... more information

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Penguin Books, 1988. Paperback edition, first published in 1982. Paper covers. V.g/No Jacket. Slight edge wear, internally near fine. The author examines the background to the collaboration between Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll. One of the most enthusiastically received garden histories of the 1980s, this is essential reading for anyone seeking an informed appreciation of their unique partnership. 208 pp. ... more information

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New Holland, 2005. English translation of 2005 Italian edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. New/New. Lavishly photographed study of some of Europe's grandest gardens. Their Italian/Swiss selection includes Villa Lante, Ninfa, Villa Trissino Marzotto, Villa San Remigio and The Brissago Islands. The UK provides five: Chatsworth, Levens Hall, Hidcote Manor, Hampton Court and Birr Castle. Intelligently written text. 192 pp. ... more information

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Collins, 1987. 1st edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. Fine/Fine. An interesting summary of Britain's botanical gardens, a category not well understood by the wider horticultural world and thus a rather endangered species. The author casts a critical eye over the design of the gardens, picking out some of the outstanding specimen plants and trees and giving a potted history of each garden. The author, a newspaper picture editor by profession, clearly demonstrates a profound understanding of the purpose... more information

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Evans Brothers, London, 1950. 1st edition. Hard covers, no dust jacket. Good /No Jacket. Ex-library, with bookplate and stamps; label removed at rear. Signatures a little slack in places. Useful reading list. 247 pp. ... more information

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Dispatches form the extraordinary world of British gardening.... more information

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The Lyons Press, 1998. 214 pp., black, white, green - plants. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. ... more information

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Lyons Press, 1998 ,. hbk 214pp ISBN:1558216804 excellent in dj as new. ... more information

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Cassel Illustrated, 2002. 1st edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. Fine /V.g. Sm. tear on top edge of jacket, residue left by price tag, otherwise near fine. An account of six contrasting gardens, three from Wales and three from England, with details of their history and of their restoration. The photographs, mostly by Rowan Isaac, are superb and illuminate the text, which is both personal and informative. Location map and "Gazeteer" (sic) on last page - Lyveden New Bield and Hidcote (National Tr... more information

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Wiedenfeld & Nicolson, 2000. 1st edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. Fine /Fine. A well photographed account of the development of the Highgrove estate's gardens, which include some fairly quirky elements. 176 pp. ... more information

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Beaver Publishing, 1994. Reprint of Templar edition of 1989. Photographic hard cover, no dust jacket. As new/No Jacket. Authoritative guide to the best English historic gardens (or large-scale gardens, as small plots are scarcely mentioned). Based on the English Heritage classification, this book claims to cover over 100 Grade 1 listed gardens. 160 pp. ... more information

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Tempus, 2005. 1st edtion. Paper covers. Fine /No Jacket. Mowl's hugely readable series of guides promises to be a 'Pevsner' for garden historians, and Cornwall doesn't disappoint. From Tintagel to Eden by way of Trelowarren, this romp through the "off-beat Duchy" is the ideal companion for garden visitors despite the over-use of 'plant-spotters' (a derogative term, in Mowl's world). 192 pp. ... more information

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