Search Results: Gardening from Dodman Books

London: William Tegg & Co, 1875. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Scarce edition of Abercrombie's gardening classic all in Vg internal order, with some light toning to page edges but only occasional foxing. Rebound at some stage, with original leather spine and new cloth-covered boards. 16mo. viii, 432pp

London: Collins, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Excellent instructional account of the creation of noted botanist Raven's own garden. Stock lightly toned, but otherwise in VG, clean and bright order throughout. No inscriptions. Light marking and minor edgewear to pale yellow boards with bright gilt-on-grey titling to spine. Good unclipped d/j, rather worn to edges with some loss. 8vo. 271pp

London: Jonathan Cape, 1932. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Rex Whistler. 10th impression (December 1932) of first edition, in VG internal order. Light uniform toning to stock, but otherwise all is clean and bright. Attractive colour illustrated endpapers. Green cloth a little dulled to edges and spine, with some loss of titling to spine but clearer to front board. This is a charity sale for Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 290pp

London: Faber And Faber, 1962. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Second printing of this admirably straightforward guide. In VG, clean and bright order throughout. Smart green boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j showing light wear only. 12mo. 192pp

Glasgow: Maclehose, Jackson & Co, 1923. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A most attractive volume from Maxwell, MP, novelist, essayist, artist, antiquarian, horticulturalist, salmon angler and author of numerous books. All in VG internal order, with the 12 colour plates showing well. Light toning to untrimmed page edges, though this minor. No inscriptions. Light wear and a little bumping to smart brown boards with bright gilt titling to spine. 4to. xv, 250pp

Libanus Press, 1989. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Clifford Southgate. Scarce essay printed for the 1989 Libanus Press Open Day in an edition of c.450 copies. Title page decoration by Smith. All in VG internal order. Light corner creasing to green paper covers. 4to. [8pp]

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1943. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo. Josef Capek. 12th impression. Entertaining book on the art and mystery of gardening, well-illustrated by Josef Capek's drawings. Stock toned but otherwise all in VG internal order. Former owner's name to fep. Printed green boards lightly bumped and dulled to spine. 12mo. 160pp

Williamsburg: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1986. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Well produced pictorial guide in VG order throughout. Light wear only to edges of covers. 4to. 50pp

London: Martin Hopkinson & Company, 1926. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Well illustrated volume from the pioneer plantsman, inscribed by him to fep: "With R C N's comps. May 1927". Scarce thus. Foxing throughout though photo plates clean and bright. Green boards spotted to front and lightly worn to edges with bright gilt titling to spine. 8vo. 246pp

Mascot Media, 2018. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New/New. Sixty-nine UK printmakers contribute around 520 images to this 224-page collection. The Illustrated Garden features linocuts, wood engravings, etchings, woodcuts, collagraphs, screenprints and monoprints of gardens both grand and modest, allotments, greenhouses, sheds, wildflower meadows, plant studies, flower arrangements and garden wildlife. 275x245mm. 224pp.

London: Faber And Faber, 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Nick Carter. Wartime encouragement for reluctant gardeners. All in VG internal order bar minor spotting to endpapers. Smart pale green cloth a little dulled to edges, with bright gilt titling to spine. Good unclipped d/j. 12mo. 78pp

Paris Musées / Actes Sud, 1997. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Very nicely produced and illustrated A to Z collection of things garden related. In VG order throughout. Very light fading to spine. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 128pp

Mascot Media, 2018. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/No Jacket. Gael Sellwood is a Vice President of the Society of Botanical Artists and produces beautiful plant and flower portraits on paper and vellum. Appearances on BBC Countryfile have helped raise the profile of this Hertfordshire-based painter who teaches her craft as well as producing glorious images of Iris, Hydrangea, Roses and the natural objects found in her garden. This book, organised by season, takes us through the year of a botanical artist and her garden. 227x227mm. 144pp

Tiverton: Halsgrove Press, 1992. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Cynthia Rowan. The meaning of life, illuminated by gardens. In fine, clean, crisp and bright internal order. A little fading to bottom edge of green boards and small mark to front where d/j is scored, though this minor. Bright gilt titling to spine. VG clipped d/j, fine bar aforementioned score top front. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 150pp

London: T C & E C Jack, 1911. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ND. [c.1911 WorldCat]. In Jack's Present Day Gardening series, notable for its most attractive colour plates of which there are 8 in this volume. A little light toning, and some minor foxing, but generally clean and bright. Green paper-covered boards with colour plate tipped on, only lightly worn and a little dulled to edges and spine. 8vo. 114pp

London: E H May, 1889. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Excellent guide to the growing of a wide variety of fruits, originally written as a prize essay for the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers (and earning John Wright 25 Guineas and a gold medal). One or two minor marks, but in general all in good internal order. Printed paper-covered boards heavily worn with some loss. 8vo. 120pp

Boston: David R Godine, 2004. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First US edition, in VG+, clean and bright order throughout. Minor marking to endpapers. Smart burgundy paper-covered boards with white cloth and bright gilt titling to spine. VG+ unclipped d/j. 12mo. xvi, 123pp

Portland: Timber Press, 2009. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Nicely produced collection in fine/as new internal order. Light wear only to smart plum boards with bright gilt titling to spine. Front board leads very slightly. VG d/j, a little faded to spine. 12mo. 135pp

London: Ward, Lock & Co, 1929. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Detailed, well-illustrated and informative work from the man in charge of the rock gardens at Kew. Numerous photos and illustrations including eight attractive tipped-in colour plates. Light spotting to edge of block and some light toning to pages, but in general good order throughout. Light wear only to smart green boards with black titling. Good unclipped d/j a little worn to edges with small loss at foot of spine. 8vo. 320pp

London: T C & E C Jack, 1911. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ND. [c.1911 WorldCat]. In Jack's Present Day Gardening series, notable for its most attractive colour plates of which there are 8 in this volume. A little light toning, heaver to endpapers but otherwise all in good internal order. Green paper-covered boards with colour plate tipped on, a little dulled to edges and spine. 8vo. 116pp