Search Results: Gardens & Gardening from Ariadne Books

London: David & Charles, 1988. Hardback. Very good/Very Good. David & Charles, London, 1988. Book condition: very good. Minor shelf wear only. Light dust soiling to upper edge of text block. Internally very clean and unmarked. Dust jacket: very good. Slight edge wear and a faded spine. Unclipped. In this celebration of the monastery garden the authors trace the fascinating histpry and consider the wide variety of gardens and themes - always bearing in mind those who want to get the best out of a visit, and those eager to gain hints on design and methods for their own gardens. Illustrated with specially prepared plans, drawings and photographs. There are also lists of the types of plants grown and used (in monastic days), a gaxeteer of sites to visit and a glossary of monastic terms.

Hornchurch: Ian Henry Publications, 1977. First published in 1953 by B. T. Batsford. This edition 1977. Hardback. 194pp. Dust jacket. London always has been a city of gardens: this book traces the history of many of them - some new disappeared, but most still giving pleasure to us all. Forty three illustrations of gardens and gardeners, together with many contemporary woodcuts. Book in very good condition. Minor soiling to text block edges. Dust jacket good. Unclipped. Generally a little soiled and rubbed. Some edge wear and a little chipping to extremities of spine. Spine and edges discoloured. Small area of minor damp staining to upper edges.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. Norman Thelwell. First edition., 1978. Hardback. 160pp.Dust jacket. Norman Thelwell describes, in words and pictures, how he landscaped a cottage garden, dug a pool, created three small islands, built a stone bridge and a boathouse and found himself living beside a a tiny stretch of water which sustained a lively fish and insect population and attracted wild birds of all kinds. Thelwell's book will appeal to lovers of wild life and amateur landscape gardeners, fishermen and those who just like 'messing about in boats'. Illustrated throughout. Book condition: very good. Previous owner's name and address to ffep. Dust jacket: good. Price clipped. Slight edge wear and an occasional nick. Very small area of loss to top edge of front. Spine a little faded. Internal surfaces of jacket a little discoloured.

London: Country Life Ltd/George Newnes, c1910. Undated but c1910. Second edition (first published 1901). Pale green cloth boards with gilt titles to front and to spine. Hardback. xiv, 178pp. Black & white plates. Book condition: good. Spine discoloured with some discolouration to regions of front and back boards. Some rubbing here and there with some wear to extremities of spine and a small section of top edge of upper board. Corners very slightly bumped. Owner's name in ink to ffep. Some spotting - mainly to prelims.

London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1926. Thirteenth impression, 1926. (First published 1899). Hardback. xvi, 286pp. No jacket. 71 illustrations from photographs by the author. Book condition: very good. Very minor bumping to corners and some rubbing/wear to extremities of spine. Internally clean and virtually free of spotting.