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E.J. Salisbury
£18.00

The Living Garden, or the How and Why of Garden Life

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERG. Bell & Sons Ltd. London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a little shelf wear to edges. Some browning and foxing to block edges and endpapers. Printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked. Small booksellers sticker inside front cover.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition...

Josephine Herbst
£25.00

New Green World

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERWeidenfeld and Nicholson.
BINDINGLight blue cloth boards with black lettering. Maps on endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear at edges, corners bumped. A few marks / patches of discolouration. Some slight browning, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked. 
DUST JACKETIntact but...

Isaac de Caus. John Dixon Hunt (Editor)
£18.00

Wilton Garden: New and Rare Inventions of Water Works

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PUBLISHERGarland Publishing, Inc. New York, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, a little shelf wear to very edges and corners of boards. Some foxing to block edges, but printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. Fold out plan in good...

W. Robinson
£85.00

The Parks, Promenades and Gardens of Paris

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PUBLISHERJohn Murray, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt and black lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONIn worn and fragile condition commensurate with age. Front hinge is split and binding weakened, although no leaves feel loose. Block edges darkened. Browning and some foxing to printed pages, although mostly affecting outer...

Susan Campbell
£18.00

Charleston Kedding: A History of Kitchen Gardening

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PUBLISHEREbury Press, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just a little wear to edges of boards. Printed pages are clear with few discernable marks.
DUST JACKETA little creasing at edges, some faint scratching to gloss surface.
EDITION1996.
DESCRIPTIONThrough the creation of Charleston...

Edward Malins
£20.00

English Landscaping and Literature 1660-1840

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PUBLISHEROxford University Press.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONA little wear to edges of boards, corners bumped. Slight foxing to block edges, but printed pages and images are clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition, with creasing, scuffing and some tearing at edges. Preserved in removable book...

Thomas Hill
£15.00

The Gardener's Labyrinth

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PUBLISHEROxford University Press.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONA little wear to edges of boards, ends of spine bumped. Otherwise good, Printed pages and images are clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSome creasing to edges and top of spine, which is faded. Faint...

Terry Comito
£22.00

The Idea of the Garden in the Renaissance

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PUBLISHERThe Harvester Press.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some wear to edges, slight fading. A little foxing affecting block edges and outer leaves. Printed pages and images are clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSome creasing at edges and fading to spine and top. Some faint...

Sacheverell Sitwell
£20.00

Old Fashioned Flowers

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PUBLISHERCountry Life Limited, London.
BINDINGBrown cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges and faded. Binding secure. Foxing and browning mostly  affecting block edges and outer leaves. Printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1939. 
DESCRIPTIONA history of flowers...

Frances Kennett
£40.00

History of Perfume

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERHarrap London.
BINDINGBrown boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONJust a little wear to very edges of boards. Some foxing affecting block edges and outer leaves. Otherwise, printed pages and images remain clear with few marks. 
DUST JACKETSome wear and creasing around edges. A few faint scratches and...

Charles Willis Ward
£28.00

The American Carnation: How to Grow It

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PUBLISHERA.T, De La Mare Printing and Publishing Company Ltd, New York.
BINDINGQuarter bound blue and cream cloth boards Gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are in  generally worn condition commensurate with age. Scuffing and some fraying at edges and corners, discolouration and mainly small spot marks. Hinges a...

Rev O. Fisher
£30.00

The Art of Growing Roses, Out-of-Doors

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PUBLISHERBradbury, Agnew, & Co. London.
BINDINGHalf bound brown patterned boards with red leather spine and corners. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and the leather is extensively scuffed. Binding feels tight and secure. Leaves are a little browned and discoloured. but printed pages...

Gertrude Jekyll
£28.00

Lilies for English Gardens

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PUBLISHERCountry Life, and George Newnes Ltd. London.
BINDINGBrown cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear and fading. Corners bumped and a little scuffing. Binding feels tight. Leaves are browned, with some foxing throughout, although mostly affecting outer leaves and page edges. Plates are mainly...

Alice Morse Earle
£50.00

Sun-Dials and Roses of Yesterday

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PUBLISHERThe Macmillan Co. New York and London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and black and white decoration.
BOOK CONDITIONFront hinge is completely split and binding is mostly detached from the spine. First few leaves loose, but present, and others weak. Boards are generally worn and discoloured, commensurate...

Albert Forbes Sieveking
£18.00

The Praise of Gardens: An Epitome of the Literature of the Garden-Art

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PUBLISHERJ.M. Dent & Co. London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and design, gilt top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards in generally worn condition commensurate with age. Gilt still reasonably bright. Hinges a little weak, but binding feels secure. Uneven and discoloured opened page edges. Some browning and foxing...

Sir Thomas Hanmer
£18.00

The Garden Book of Sir Thomas Hanmer

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PUBLISHERGerald Howe, London.
BINDINGBrown cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and scuffed, corners bumped. Hinges a little weak but binding feels secure. Some browning, light foxing mainly affecting outer leaves. Otherwise printed pages remain largely clear and little marked. Some pencilled notes. 

Douglas Swinscow
£30.00

The Mystic Garden

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PUBLISHERHalsgrove Press.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, Just a little slight shelf wear to very edges of boards. Printed pages and images are clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETGood, a few tiny creases at edges, area of discolouration on back cover. Preserved...

Gertrude Jekyll
£16.00

A Gardener's Testament

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PUBLISHERCountry Life Ltd, London, and Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and emblem.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear and fading. Binding secure. Slight browning, some foxing mainly affecting outer leaves and block edges. Printed pages and images remain largely clear and little...

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