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01/09/2010

Garden History

Admas, Denise Wiles -  Restoring American Gardens - An Encyclopedia of Heirloom Ornamental Plants
This book details more than 1000 plants known to have been cultivated in American gardens from 1640 to 1940, with descriptions and illustrated with a mix of modern colour photos, historic prints and botanic art. 2004 11 ¼ x 8 ¾ 419 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
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Price: £(GBP)20.00
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Comments: , Slight wear to dust jacket (RRP £29.99), New
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View larger image of 'Besler's Book of Flowers & Plants'Besler -  Besler's Book of Flowers & Plants
73 plates from the Hortus Eystettensis 1613 are reproduced full page in high quality full colour. 2007 11 x 8 ¼ 75 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: ,  (RRP £13.99), New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Cover: Softcover
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Buchan, Ursula -  Garden People - Valerie Finnis & the golden Age of Gardening
Celebrates both the life of Valerie Finnis and the Gardening Age that she lived through, using a selection of 229 from the 50,000 photos that she took. The narration is by Ursula Buchan, and Ann Pavord adds an appreciation and Brent Elliott provides thumbnail biographies of many of the people illustrated. 2007 9 ¼ x 6 ¾ 160 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Slight tear to dust jacket (RRP £16.99), New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Comments: , Slight catch and wear to dust jacket (RRP £16.99), New
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Crowder & Russell -  The Gardens at Levens
Written by the head gardener of nearly 20 years, this details how the gardens developed followed by at guided tour through the parts. Well illustrated with colour photos. 2005 11 x 9 ¼ 160 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Slight wear to the dust jacket (RRP £25), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Dillon, Helen -  Helen Dillon's Garden Book
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Cover: Hardback
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Hales, Mick -  Shakespeare in the Garden
A highly illustrated book, which starts by surveying 14 gardens which have plantings in the style of the period, then focuses on 80 plants mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays and with an illustration and the quotation which refers to the plant. 2006 9 ¾ x 10 144 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Very slight wear to the dust jacket (RRP £19.95), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Hitchmough -  Arts and Crafts Gardens
A highly illustrated account of the movement that established modern day gardens. 2005 8 ½ x 7 ¾ 96 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Slight wear to dust cover (RRP £14.99), New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Hobhouse, Penelope -  In Search of Paradise
A marvellous large format book which is crammed full of large format colour photos with selection and commentary as only someone as well versed with the subject as this author. 2006 12 x 10 271 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Very slight wear to dust jacket (RRP £25), New
Price: £(GBP)13.50
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Huxley, Anthony -  An Illustrated History of Gardening
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: , , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)12.50
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Jellicoe, Geoffrey -  Volume 1 Soundings
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Cover: Hardback
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Price: £(GBP)30.00
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View larger image of 'Gardens of the Lake District'Longville & Corbett -  Gardens of the Lake District
A marvellous trip around many of the gardens of the area, written by local man Tim Longville, with many good colour photos, many large format, by Val Corbett. Almost as good as being there! 2007 12 x 10 256 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: Slight wear to the dust jacket (RRP £25), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Robinson & Darke -  The Wild Garden - expanded edition
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Cover: Hardback
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Price: £(GBP)14.00
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View larger image of 'Seeds of Fortune - A Gardening Dynasty'Shephard, Sue -  Seeds of Fortune - A Gardening Dynasty
Recounts the story of the Veitch family and the development of their nursery business during the years of horticulture mania, and the plant explorers they sent out to find the new discoveries upon which their business was built. Illustrated with contemporary pictures, including 16 pages in colour. 2003 9 ½ x 6 ¼ 300 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
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Price: £(GBP)12.50
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Strong, Roy -  The Renaissance Garden in England
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Cover: Softcover
Comments: , , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)8.50
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Tankard, Judith -  Gardens of the Arts and Crafts Movement
An authoritative account of the development of these influential gardens on subsequent garden design, written by a noted authority on them. Well illustrated with both contemporary and modern illustrations and photos. 2004 10 ¼ x 8 ¼ 216 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Slightly bumped (RRP £29.95), New
Price: £(GBP)20.00
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Thomas, Graham Stuart -  Gardens of the National Trust
The book starts with a review of the history of gardening before looking at many of the major Trust’s Gardens, written by the person who was closely associated with the Trusts work on restoring and preserving these gardens. 1979 11 ¼ x 8 ½ 292 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Watkins & Wright -  The Management and Maintenance of Historic Parks, Gardens & Landscapes
The English Heritage Handbook for those who own or manage historic properties. Comprehensive in its coverage of historic, legal, practical etc aspects, and has a number of case studies to illustrate their application. 2007 11 ½ x 10 368 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Very slight wear to the dust cover (RRP £35), New
Price: £(GBP)22.50
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View larger image of 'The Garden at Hidcote'Whitsey & Lord, Fred -  The Garden at Hidcote
Starts with the history of the garden, then takes us through each part of the garden, all well illustrated with Tony Lord’s colour photos. 10 ¾ x 10 160 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Very slight wear to the dust jacket (RRP £20), New
Price: £(GBP)12.50
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