2008 CLEANOUT
BARGAIN LIST
Books
on this list are NET to all, plus postage (postpaid to dealers). (Updated Nov. 11, 2008)
Anne Ashberry, BOTTLE GARDENS AND FERN CASES. (NY: Bonanza Books, 1964) 120 pp., index, ill. with b&w photos and line drawings in the text by N. Creina Glegg. an excellent overview on the subject, with some historical background information. end-papers lightly foxed, front free end-paper missing, o/w a v.g. copy in worn d.j. $2
Martin Ashton, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS. (Mexico City: Atrium Internacional de Mexico, 2002) quarto, 191 pp., text in English and Spanish, well ill. with color photos and b&w plans and design sketches. a little known but very interesting study of 13 modern landscape design projects from around the world. v.g. copy in torn d.j. $10
Lionel Bacon, ALPINES. (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1973) 246 pp., index, bibliography, plant lists, ill. with drawings and photos; a comprehensive, practical guide, becoming rather scarce. v.g. in slightly worn d.j. $7
[L.H. Bailey and staff of the Bailey Hortorium], HORTUS THIRD: A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada, initially complied by Liberty Hyde and Ethel Zoe Bailey, revised and expanded by the staff of the L.H. Bailey Hortorium, Cornell University. (NY: Macmillan, 1976) 1290 pp., common name index, list of authors, glossary of botanical terms. The latest (and now o.p.) standard reference on cultivated plants in America, originally published by the Baileys in 1930. v.g. copy in sunned, slightly worn d.j. $40
Elsa Bakalar, A GARDEN OF ONE'S OWN, Making and Keeping Your Flower Garden. (NY: Morrow, 1994) square format octavo, 211 pp., index, bibliography, list of sources, ill. with color and b&w photos by Gary Mottau and line drawings by Elayne Sears. An informative and entertaining book ny a transplanted Englishwoman who established this garden at her summer home in nearby Berkshire County, Massachusetts. v.g. copy in slightly torn d.j. $5
Don Barnes, DAFFODILS FOR HOME, GARDEN AND SHOW. (Newton Abbot, U.K.: David & Charles, 1987) 176 pp., index, appendices, ill. with color and b&w photos; a new book emphasizing growing for exhibition/showing and hybridizing/breeding. owner's name, o/w a v.g. copy in d.j. $4
Judith Berrisford, RHODODENDRONS & AZALEAS. (London: Faber, 1966 [1964]) revised edition. 288 pp., indices, appendices; ill. with color and b&w photos. still a good basic guide for gardeners. minor wear bottom edge, o/w a v.g. copy in d.j. $4
Francesco Bianchini & Francesco Corbetta, HEALTH PLANTS OF THE WORLD: Atlas of Medicinal Plants. (NY: Newsweek Books, 1976) translated by M.A. Dejey. quarto, 242 pp., index, bibliography, glossary, appendices; ill. with 82 fine color plants by Marilena Pistoia. A well-written and comprehensive work, and probably the scarcest of the works of this period containing the superb illustrations of Marilena Pistoia. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $15
Wilfrid Blunt, IN FOR A PENNY: A Prospect of Kew Gardens. (London: Hamish Hamilton, 1978) 218 pp., index, contemporary and period color and b&w ills.; the most readable book on Kew Gardens, which has become rather scarce. owner's name, o/w a v.g. copy in worn d.j. $10
Jean Spiro Breskend, BACKYARD DESIGN: Making the Most of the Space Around Your House. (Boston: Bullfinch/Little Brown, 1998 [1991]) Introduction by Elvin McDonald. square quarto, 223 pp., list of suppliers, well ill. with color photos and b&w design sketches. The best book to date on backyards of all sizes and types. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
John Brookes, THE BOOK OF GARDEN DESIGN. (NY: Macmillan, 1991) square quarto, 352 pp., index, profusely ill. in color (photos and sketches); Brookes' latest accomplishment: his unique insights into all aspects of garden design, especially varied details, rescues the book from the "coffee table" fate! a v.g. copy in slightly torn d.j. $10
Jane Brown, EMINENT GARDENERS: Some People of Influence and Their Gardens, 1880-1980. (London: Viking, 1990) 183 pp., index, bibliography, notes, ill. with period b&w photos; a valuable work covering some lesser known figures such as Frances ("Viscountess") Wolseley, Christopher Tunnard, Norah Lindsay and Lawrence Johnston, as well as an interesting essay on Gertrude Jekyll. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $10
Jane Brown, TALES OF THE ROSE TREE: Ravishing Rhododendrons and Their Travels Around the World. (NY: Harper Collins, 2004) 308 pp., index, notes, recommended list of gardens to visit. well ill. with period color & black-and-white plates. The fascinating story of the discovery of azaleas and rhododendrons by plant hunters and their introduction into gardens. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Felicity Bryan, A GARDEN FOR CHILDREN. (London: Michael Joseph, 1986) square quarto, 192 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with truly delightful color illustrations from paintings by Elisabeth Luard and b&w line drawings by Wendy Bramall. A lovely as well as most informative work, far better than most recent ones on the subject. v.g. copy in worn d.j. $10
Myles Challis, LARGE-LEAFED PERENNIALS. (London: Ward Lock, 1992) 96 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with color photos and b&w sketches; a valuable work covering some interesting hardy accent plants for the garden. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $4
Beth Chatto, THE DAMP GARDEN. (London: Dent, 1982) 336 pp., ill. in color and black & white, index, long lists of plants. A work of immense practical value, the best and only recent work on the subject and now scarce. v.g. copy in d.j. $2
Timothy Clark, MARGERY FISH'S COUNTRY GARDENING. (Woodbridge, UK: Garden Art Press, 2000 [1989]) quarto, 192 pp., glossary, decorative end-papers, well ill. with modern color photos and historic b&w photos, a charming plan of her garden, and a color frontis of a watercolor of primulas. a beautifully presented illustrated biography of one of the most influential British gardeners of the 20th century. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $10
Betsey Clebsch, A BOOK OF SALVIAS: Sages for Every Garden. (Portland: Timber Press, 1997) 221 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with fine b&w and color drawings by Carol Barner. The valuable first monograph on the genus. v.g. copy in d.j. $5
Alice Coats, FLOWERS AND THEIR HISTORIES. (NY: McGraw Hill, 1971) 1st American edition. 346 pp., 4 color plates, index, good bibliography; covering over 400 garden herbaceous plants, this remains the best work on the subject and has become quite scarce. an ex-library copy, but v.g. in a worn, stained d.j. $12
Peter Coats, FLOWERS IN HISTORY. (NY: Viking, 1970) 264 pp., many color and b&w ills., a highly readable work on the 15 most popular garden flowers. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $10
Peter Coats, GREAT GARDENS OF BRITAIN. (NY: Putnam, 1970) small folio, 287 pp., profusely ill. in color and b&w; covering 38 great gardens, this was one of the first of the now many "great gardens" books. v.g. copy in torn d.j. $5
Peter Coats, THE GARDENS OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE. (London: Michael Joseph, 1978) 160 pp., index, well ill. with color and b&w photos and period engravings; a thorough work, that even bird, animal and insect denizens of the gardens are covered! v.g. copy in slightly torn d.j. $3
Peter Coats, GREAT GARDENS OF THE WESTERN WORLD. (NY: Spring Books, 1968 [1963]) quarto, 288 pp., profusely illustrated; Covers 38 gardens all over the world. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $4
Marian Coffin, TREES & SHRUBS FOR LANDSCAPE EFFECTS. (NY: Scribners, 1953 [1940]) 170 pp., ill., index an important earlier work; tiny tear at top of b.s., o/w a v.g., clean, tight copy in gray cloth binding. $7
F[rank] R[ichard] Cowell, THE GARDEN AS A FINE ART. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1978) quarto, 232 pp., profusely ill. in color (25 pp. of plates) & with over 100 b&w plates, index, bibliography; an outstanding work on garden history dealing with a worldwide approach to aesthetics and principles of gardening. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Madison Cox, ARTISTS' GARDENS. (NY: Abrams, 1993) folio, 208 pp., 152 excellent color photos by Erica Lennard depicting more than 25 gardens of artists such as Claude Monet, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Jennifer Bartlett. The text skillfully relates the form and mood of each garden to the artistic style of its owner's work. one corner slightly bumped, o/w a v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Peter Cox, DWARF RHODODENDRONS. (NY: Macmillan, 1974 [1973]) 296 pp., index, appendix, glossary, bibliography; ill. with b&w photos and line drawings and color paintings. the best recent work on the subject. v.g. copy in slightly soiled d.j. $5
Peter Cox, DWARF RHODODENDRONS. (NY: Macmillan, 1973) 296 pp., index, appendix, glossary, bibliography; ill. with b&w photos and line drawings and color paintings. the best recent work on the subject. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Philipp Cribb, THE FORGOTTEN ORCHIDS OF ALEXANDRE BRUN. (NY: Grove, 1992) folio, 159 pp., index; faithful full-page reproductions of 59 beautiful and botanically accurate paintings of orchids in the 1890's collection of wealthy Frenchman, Emile Libreck. The text also provides what information is known about the artist Brun (1853-1930), and the fascinating story of not only his "lost" paintings, but also the orchid collecting and growing craze in the late Victorian era. a superbly produced and printed work. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $15
Sylvia Crowe, GARDEN DESIGN. (Woodbridge, Suffolk: Garden Art Press, 1994) quarto, 296 pp., pictorial end-papers, indices, bibliography, appendices. ill. with the original monochrome plates and many new color photos taken for this edition. A beautifully produced revised and expanded edition of this classic work. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $20
Sylvia Crowe, GARDEN DESIGN (NY: Hearthside, 1959) book club edition. 220 pp.; this remains a classic work on the history and development of garden design. for the price, the best history of garden design available. end-papers darkened, o/w a v.g. copy in slightly worn/torn d.j. $3
Thalassa Cruso, TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON: The Gardening Year. (NY: Knopf, 1973) 300+ pp., index, 24 engraving in the text; a highly readable, sensitive seasonal gardening account by an American writer. v.g. copy in worn, chipped d.j. $1
Jennifer Davies, THE VICTORIAN FLOWER GARDEN. (NY: Norton, 1992) 240 pp., index, bibliography, well ill. with modern and period ill. in b&w and color; as attractively designed and presented as any of the many works on the subject. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $10
Jan Dean, THE GARDENER'S READING GUIDE. Foreword by Allen Lacy. (NY: Facts on File, 1993) 250 pp., subject and author indices, chapter head illustrations from old engravings. Covering works of the last 30 to 40 years, this is surprisingly the only work on the subject, with over 3000 entries. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $2
Antoine le Hardy de Beaulieu, AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO MAPLES. (Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2001) quarto. translated by Andre L. Mechelynck. pictorial boards, 464 pp., index, glossary, appendices, ill. with 1200 color photos, hardiness maps, and b&w botanical drawings. a superb work covering 250 different maples by a French landscape designer and nurseryman. v.g. copy in slightly torn d.j. $20
Richard DeGraaf & Gretchen Witman, TREES, SHRUBS & VINES FOR ATTRACTING BIRDS: A Manual for the Northeast. (Amherst, MA: Univ. of Mass. Press, 1979) large square format, 194 pp., index, glossary, bibliography, ill. with attractive line drawings by Abigail Rorer. a useful book, covering the subject in greater detail than other works. a v.g. copy in slightly torn d.j. $12
Lorenza De'Medici, THE RENAISSANCE OF ITALIAN GARDENS. (NY: Fawcett Columbine/Bantam, 1990) square quarto, 192 pp., index, bibliography, color photos by John Ferro Sims; an interesting work describing 30 classic Italian gardens. neat owner's blind stamp, o/w a v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $10
M. Christine Doell, GARDENS OF THE GILDED AGE: Nineteenth-Century Gardens & Homegrounds of New York State. (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1986) square format, 209 pp., index, notes, ill. with wonderful photos of gardens from the past century. a fascinating treatise on the subject, especially valuable because of the old photos that have not otherwise been reproduced. v.g. in slightly worn d.j. $10
Montagu Don, THE SENSUOUS GARDEN. (NY: Simon & Schuster, n.d. [ca. 1997]) quarto, 160 pp., index, list of plants, ill. with interesting color photos. An interesting, idiosyncratic study of the sensory aspects of gardening, attractively presented. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Mary Durant [Howard], WHO NAMED THE DAISY? WHO NAMED THE ROSE? A Roving Dictionary of North American Wild Flowers. (NY: Dodd Mead, 1976) 214 pp., ill. with line drawings by Eleanor Cooney. a charming book on folklore of North American wild flowers. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Nan Fairbrother, THE NATURE OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN, as an Art Form, a Craft, a Social Necessity. (NY: Knopf, 1974) 252 pp., over 200 ills.; Based on the author's extensive experience in the U.S. & U.K., this is one of the more perceptive works on the subject. standard trade edition. v.g. copy in torn d.j. $8
Derek Fell, GARDEN ACCENTS. (NY: Henry Holt, 1987) updated edition. pictorial covers. quarto, 144 pp., index, bibliography, list of sources; well illustrated with fine color photos of garden ornaments and other "special features" of landscape design, and a quite worthwhile work. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $4
Sally Festing, GERTRUDE JEKYLL. (London/NY: Viking, 1991) 323 pp., index, bibliography, notes, ill. with b&w photos and sketches; the most detailed and best researched recent work on the subject. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $8
John Fisher, THE COMPANION TO ROSES. (Topsfield, MA: Salem House, 1987 [1986]) large format octavo, 224 pp., index, bibliography, ill. in color and b&w with an interesting collection of periods illustrations. a very informative historical encyclopedia of sort on rose history and lore. v.g. copy in slightly worn but very attractive d.j. $10
Laurence Fleming & Alan Gore, THE ENGLISH GARDEN. (London: Michael Joseph, 1980) 256 pp., index, appendices, well ill. in color & b&w; the excellent illustrations and ample use of quoted material makes this one of the more attractive and readable of the many works on the subject; v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $12
Daniel Foley, GARDENING BY THE SEA. (Phila.: Chilton, 1965) 285 pp., many ills., index; the best recent work on the subject, particularly useful in temperate climates such as eastern North America. v.g. copy in worn d.j. $5
Daniel Foley, THE COMPLETE BOOK OF GARDEN ORNAMENTS, COMPLEMENTS & ACCESSORIES. (NY: Crown, 1972) 247 pp., 425 photos & 25 color plates, bibliography; one of the better recent works on the subject. v.g. in torn d.j. $3
Gertrude Foster, HERBS FOR EVERY GARDEN. (NY: Dutton, 1973) revised edition (the first was 1966) 256 pp., index, ill. with b&w photos and drawings. one of the more readable and useful works on the subject. v.g. copy in torn d.j. $5
Helen Fox, ANDRE LE NOTRE: Garden Architect to Kings. (NY: Crown, [1962]) 176 pp., white buckram binding, ill. from period works (mostly monochrome but a few in color), bibliography; an attractive and highly readable work, which has now become rather scarce, and is very useful in spite in of more recently published biographies. v.g. copy in torn d.j. $15
Helen Fox, ADVENTURES IN MY GARDEN. (NY: Crown, 1965) 167 pp., 12 color & 127 halftone ills.; A fascinating seasonal approach to gardening. book club edition v.g. copy in worn d.j. $2
Helen Fox, GARDEN CINDERELLAS: How to Grow Lilies in the Garden. (NY: Macmillan, 1929) Foreword by Ernest H. Wilson. 269 pp., index; ill. with b&w photos and drawings and attractive color plates from paintings. a comprehensive and still dependable older work. faint remains of bookplate, minor damage to edges of b.s., o/w a v.g. copy in slightly darkened green cloth binding. $10
Helen Fox, GARDEN CINDERELLAS: How to Grow Lilies in the Garden. (NY: Macmillan, 1929) Foreword by Ernest H. Wilson. 269 pp., index; ill. with b&w photos and drawings and attractive color plates from paintings. a comprehensive and still dependable older work. green cloth binding protected with some kind of lacquer coating, in a torn but repaired d.j. $10
William Frederick Jr., 100 GREAT GARDEN PLANTS. (NY: Knopf, 1975) the original edition. 207 pp., color ills., index, bibliography; an excellent recent work on distinctive plants. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Barry Fretwell, CLEMATIS. (Deer Park, WI: Capability's Books, 1989) large format octavo, 160 pp., index, glossary, ill. with fine color photos and b&w line drawings. a fairly uncommon book covering both species and large-flowered hybrids. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Barry Fretwell, CLEMATIS AS COMPANION PLANTS. (London, Cassell: 1994) large format octavo, 128 pp., index, ill. with fine color photos. a fairly uncommon book dealing with the use of clematis in combination with other plants. a little marking in the text, o/w a v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Ira Gabrielson, WESTERN AMERICAN ALPINES. (NY: Macmillan, 1932) 271 pp., index, ill. with b&w photos. one of the first works on the subject, very scarce and still very useful. owner's name, o/w v.g. copy in green cloth binding. $8
S[impson] Millar Gault & Patrick Synge, THE DICTIONARY OF ROSES IN COLOUR. (NY: Grossett & Dunlap, 1971) small folio, 191 pp., ill. with 506 color photos. a well-produced book useful in rose identification because of the many fine color photos. some wear to bottom edge, o/w v.g. copy in worn, sunned d.j. $3
Roy Genders, HANDBOOK OF HARDY BORDER PLANTS. (London: Garden Book Club, 1957) 296 pp., index, ill. with b&w and a few color photos, and border plans; a very useful work, one of the author's scarcest titles, including an extensive listing of plants; edges foxed, o/w a v.g. copy in soiled, worn d.j. $8
Lucy Gent, GREAT PLANTING. (London: Ward-Lock, 1995) quarto, 160 pp., index, ill. with garden plans and color photos. A useful work on planting design and plant selection, using examples from great gardens in the United States and United Kingdom. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Maureen Gilmer & Michael Glassman, WATER WORKS: Creating a Splash in the Garden. (Chicago, IL: Contemporary Books, 2002) quarto, 198 pp., index, well ill. with color photos. a good visual work on the wide variety of ways water can be used in garden design. v.g. copy in slightly torn d.j. $5
Harold Givens, SECRETS OF ARTISTIC GARDENS. (NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1969) large format octavo, 131 pp., index, bibliography, appendix, ill. with b&w garden plans, border sketches and a fold-out color chart. An interesting book on modern garden design and planting techniques emphasizing harmonious color associations. v.g. copy in torn, foxed d.j. $5
J.E. Grant-White, GARDEN ART AND ARCHITECTURE. (London/NY: Abelard-Schuman, 1968) quarto, 160 pp., excellent ills.; a scarce work covering the old and the new, from the modest to the extravagant. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $6
Roger Grounds, ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. (NY: Van Nostrand, 1981) first American edition. 216 pp., index, glossary, ill. with color photos & line drawings by Helen Senior; one of the better works on the subject. owner's name, o/w a v.g. copy in d.j. $5
Miles Hadfield, GARDENING IN BRITAIN. (London: Hutchinson, 1960) 483 pp., index, bibliographical notes, ill. in b&w with photos, drawings and reproductions from older works. The uncommon original edition of his important gardening history, later reissued as A History of British Gardening, covering the subject up to 1939. a v.g. copy in torn but very attractive d.j. $10
Ida Hay, SCIENCE IN THE PLEASURE GROUND: A History of the Arnold Arboretum. (Boston: Northeastern University. Press, 1995) 349 pp., index, bibliography, well ill. in color & b&w. An important scholarly yet readable and attractive work on America's most important arboretum, where so many new plants were introduced from abroad and so much scientific study of cultivated plants has taken place. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Franklin Hazelhurst, JACQUES BOYCEAU AND THE FRENCH FORMAL GARDEN. (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1966) 127+ pp., index, notes, bibliography, appendices, ill. in b&w from period materials. The only work covering the career and accomplishments of Boyceau in any detail. covers and end-papers soiled, o/w v.g. copy in aquamarine cloth binding. $10
Gill Hedley & Adrian Rance [Editors], PLEASURE GROUNDS: The Gardens and Landscapes of Hampshire. (Horndean, UK: Milestone Publications, 1987) 95 pp., gazetteer of gardens, well ill. in color and b&w from various periods. an attractive, well illustrated overview of gardens in Hampshire in a series of essays on a variety of subjects. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $8
Arthur Hellyer, ENGLISH GARDENS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. (London: Country Life, 1950) quarto, 160 pp., ill. with 235 photos; covers a wide range of gardens. v.g. copy in torn d.j. $1
May Hill, FURNISHING THE OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN: Three Centuries of American Summerhouses, Dovecotes, Pergolas, Privies, Fences and Birdhouses. (NY: Abrams, 1998) quarto, 160 pp., index, bibliography, notes, well ill. in color and b&w with both modern photos and period illustrations. The best work to date on the history of American garden buildings. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Penelope Hobhouse, GARDENING THROUGH THE AGES: An Illustrated History of Plants and their Influence on Garden Styles from Ancient Egypt to the Present Day. (NY: Simon & Schuster, 1992) square quarto, 336 pp., index, bibliography, well ill. in color and b&w. A uniquely different and fresh new garden history. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $10
Penelope Hobhouse, FLOWER GARDENS. (Boston: Little Brown, 1991) quarto, 216 pp., index, ill. with beautiful color photos; one of the best of these general works on plant selection and use, because of the comprehensive European/American approach and the extensive catalog of plants. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $8
Penelope Hobhouse, ON GARDENING. (NY: Macmillan, 1994) square quarto, 216 pp., index, ill. in color with garden plans and fine photos by Andrew Lawson. The latest in a series of excellent recent books by Penelope Hobhouse covers garden planning and planting in a handsome and refreshing format. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $8
Penelope Hobhouse, [PENELOPE HOBHOUSE'S] GARDEN DESIGNS. (NY: Holt, 1997) square quarto, 168 pp., index, beautifully ill. with color photos and garden plans. An outstanding book presenting some of Penelope Hobhouse's most famous garden designs. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $7
Joseph Hudak, GARDENING WITH PERENNIALS. (NY: Quadrangle, 1976) 1st printing. 398 pp., index, lists of plants, ill. with b&w photos; an excellent comprehensive month-by-month approach for the cold-climate gardener, with a special chapter on hardy ferns. v.g. copy in worn d.j. $2
H. Harold [Harold Hardrada] Hume, HOLLIES. (NY: Macmillan, 1953) 242 pp., index, well. ill.; still one of the best monographs on the subject to date. end-papers darkened, o/w a v.g. copy in torn d.j. $12
Edward Hyams, CAPABILITY BROWN AND HUMPHRY REPTON. (NY: Scribners, 1971) 248 pp., ill., bibliography and lists of their extant gardens; A good comprehensive biography of both craftsmen placing them in a proper perspective. v.g. copy in slightly soiled d.j. $12
Edward Hyams, IRISH GARDENS. (NY: Macmillan, 1967) square quarto, 160 pp., index, ill. with 88 b&w and 15 color photos by William MacQuitty; the standard work on the subject, covering 12 important gardens at length and proving good general historical background information. v.g. copy in torn d.j. $8
Will Ingwersen, ALPINE & ROCK PLANTS. (London: J.M. Dent, 1983) 212 pp., index, plant lists, ill. with color photos and b&w line drawings by Charles Stitt. One of the author's lesser known and scarcest works covers an interesting variety of outstanding plants from all over the world to be cultivated in different situations. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $10
Alice Ireys, DESIGNS FOR AMERICAN GARDENS. (NY: Prentice Hall, 1991) quarto, 164 pp., index, list of sources. ill. with color photos and full-page color plans. modern day plans for all size gardens. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $3
Theodore James, SEASIDE GARDENING. (NY: Abrams, 1995) quarto, 160 pp., index, list of sources. ill. with 120 color photos by Harry Haralambou. The best recent work on the subject, emphasizing seaside gardening from Maine to Virginia. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $7
David Jarrett, THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE GARDEN. (NY: Rizzoli, 1978) quarto, 144 pp., profusely ill. with color and b&w photos; primarily an illustrated book, using the excellent photos to show the development of the English garden. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $10
Michael Jefferson-Brown, HARDY FERNS. (London: Ward Lock, 1992) 96 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with color photos and b&w sketches; a useful work in the "Foliage Plants in Garden Design" series; v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Michael Jefferson-Brown, LEAVES: For All-Year Round Colour and Interest in the Garden. (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1989) 192 pp., index, nicely ill. with color photos by John Glover and attractive line drawings; covering trees, shrubs, grasses and ground covers, this is an attractive and useful recent work on foliage plants. as new in d.j. $1
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Warren Jones & Charles Sacamano, LANDSCAPE PLANTS FOR DRY REGIONS. (Tucson: Fisher Books, 2000) quarto, 366 pp., index, glossary, appendices, ill. with many color photos. a very valuable new work covering more than 600 species of trees, shrubs, groundcovers, vines and succulents. v.g. copy in torn d.j. $12
John Kelly, PLANTS WITH IMPACT: Choosing and Using Eye-Catching Plants to Create Dramatic Effects in the Garden. (North Pomfret, VT,: Trafalgar Square, 1992) quarto, 144 pp., index, bibliography, gazetteer of plants, well ill. with color photos. a useful recent work highlighting a variety of plants. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Carol Soucek King, GARDENSCAPES: Designs for Outdoor Living. (Glen Cove, NY: PBC International, 1997) Foreword by Martha Stewart. quarto, 176 pp., directory of architects, well ill. with color photos and garden plants. an interesting study of treatment of a wide variety of representative garden areas immediately adjacent to residences. v.g. copy slightly worn in d.j. $5
Doretta Klaber, GENTIANS FOR YOUR GARDEN. (NY: Barrows, 1964) 141 pp., ill., index. a good brief recent practical monograph for American gardeners. v.g. copy in torn d.j. $4
Doretta Klaber, VIOLETS OF THE UNITED STATES (Cranbury, N.J.: Barnes/Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1976) small folio, 208 pp., 108 color plates & 30 drawings by the author; index, bibliography; the most important recent work on the subject. corners slightly bumped, o/w a v.g. copy in torn d.j. $10
William Klein Jr., GARDENS OF PHILADELPHIA AND THE DELAWARE VALLEY. (Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1995) small quarto, 227 pp., index, appendix, map, ill. with wonderful color photos by Derek Fell. The only modern work on the subject, covering a wide variety of private and public gardens. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $8
Stephen Lacey, THE STARTLING JUNGLE: Colour and Scent in the Romantic Garden. (Boston: Godine, 1990 [1986]) Introduction by Allen Lacy. 256 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with color photos; an unorthodox and highly readable work on a variety of interesting garden plants. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Roy Lancaster, GARDEN PLANTS FOR CONNOISSEURS. (Portland: Timber Press, 1987) large format octavo, 192 pp., index, appendix, ill. with many excellent color photos. detailed description of 100 choice plants to challenge the gardener are featured in a well-produced work that has become rather scarce. v.g. copy in slightly torn d.j. $10
Michael Leapman, THE INGENIOUS MR. FAIRCHILD: The Forgotten Father of the Flower Garden. (NY: St. Martin's Press, 2000) 280 pp., index, bibliography, maps on end-papers, ill. in b&w and color from period images and documents. The fascinating life and legacy of London nurseryman, Thomas Fairchild, who produced the first hybrid ornamental garden plant in the early 18th century. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Richard Le Strange, A HISTORY OF HERBAL PLANTS (NY: Arco, 1977) 304 pp., decorative end-papers, indices, bibliography, ill. line drawings by Derek Cork; an attractive and excellent informative work on folklore & history of traditional herbal plants. v.g. copy in slightly worn, faded d.j. $10
Peter Lewis & Margaret Lynch, CAMPANULAS: A Gardener's Guide. (Portland: Timber Press, 1989) large format octavo, 149 pp., index, bibliography, glossary, ill. with color photos and a few b&w botanical drawings. An excellent modern monograph for the gardener, the best work on the genus in many years. v.g. copy in d.j. $12
Philip Livingston & Franklin West [Editors], HYBRIDS & HYBRIDIZERS: Rhododendrons & Azaleas for Eastern North America. (Newton Square, Pa.: Harrowood, 1978) quarto, 256 pp., index, appendices, well ill. in color and b&w. An important work documenting the pioneering efforts of Dexter, Gable, Morrison, Nearing, Shammarello and others. v.g. copy in slightly torn d.j. $12
Peter Loewer, GARDENING AND DECORATING WITH GRASSES. (NY: Walker, 1977) quarto, 128 pp., index, appendices, ill. with drawings by the author. a most useful recent work with especially attractive and botanically accurate drawings of grasses and grass-like plants. v.g. copy in torn d.j. $5
Tony Lord, GARDENING AT SISSINGHURST. (NY: Macmillan, 1995) square quarto, 168 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with color photos by the author. an interesting work translating the design elements that make Sissinghurst so special, into advice for the garden designer. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $8
Ann Lovejoy, FURTHER ALONG THE GARDEN PATH: A Beyond-the-Basics Guide to the Gardening Year. (NY: Macmillan, 1995) quarto, 247 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with color photos by Mark Lovejoy. The author has elevated the seasonal "garden journal" to an art form, covering many interesting plants and fascinating aspects of gardening. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $8
Howard Loxton [Editor], THE GARDEN: A CELEBRATION (NY: Barrons, 1991) original edition. small folio, 303 pp., index, profusely ill. with color photos. Despite being a "coffee table" book, this work, with 13 contributing authors, constitutes a study of some interesting aspects and features of gardens over time. v.g. copy in slightly worn, slightly faded d.j. $6
C[ecil] E. Lucas-Phillips & Peter Barber & William Flemer, ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS Hardy in Temperate Climates. (NY: Van Nostrand, Reinhold, 1981) quarto, 320 pp., index, appendices, glossary; ill. with color photos and b&w photos, sketches and maps; covering both European and American climates, this is one of the best works on the subject yet produced. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $6
Laura Martin, GARDEN FLOWER FOLKLORE. (Chester, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 1987) 273 pp., index, appendix, bibliography, ill. in color and b&w by Mauro Magellan and Sharon Coogle; a well written and researched seasonal approach to folklore of popular flowers presented in an attractive format. v.g. copy in slightly worn but attractive d.j. $10
Betty Massingham, MISS JEKYLL: Portrait of a Great Gardener. (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1966) 195 pp., index, bibliography; the standard Jekyll biography, now becoming scarce. v.g. copy in worn, sunned d.j. $10
Brian Matthew, DWARF BULBS. (NY: Arco, 1973) 240 pp., ill., index; the original edition. still one of the best recent works on the subject. one corner slightly bumped, o/w a v.g. copy in d.j. $5
Brian Matthew, DWARF BULBS. (NY: Arco, 1973) 240 pp., ill., index; the original edition. still one of the best recent works on the subject. v.g. copy in slightly worn, soiled d.j. $7
Arnaud Maurieres & Eric Ossart, PARADISE GARDENS. (Paris: Editions de Chene, 2000) square quarto, 168 pp., decorative end-papers, bibliography, notes, ill. with outstanding color photos by Joelle Caroline Mayer & Gilles Le Scanff. An attractive pictorial study of Mediterranean gardens designed or restored by the authors. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $10
Anderson McCully, AMERICAN ALPINES IN THE GARDEN. (NY: Macmillan, 1931) 251 pp., ill,; still a valuable work on Western alpines in cultivation. end-papers darkened, o/w a v.g. copy in torn d.j. $10
Anderson McCully, AMERICAN ALPINES IN THE GARDEN. (NY: Macmillan, 1931) 251 pp., ill,; still a valuable work on Western alpines in cultivation. paper slightly darkened, o/w a v.g. copy in tan cloth binding. $10
Frederick McGourty, THE PERENNIAL GARDENER. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989) 250 pp., index, ill. with color photos and border plans. an interesting and highly readable work written for the American gardener by an accomplished nurseryman. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Bernard M'Mahon, THE AMERICAN GARDENER'S CALENDAR, Containing a Complete Account Of All the Work Necessary To Be Done in the Kitchen-garden, Fruit-garden, Flower-garden, Orchard, Pleasure-ground, Vineyard, Nursery, Green-house, Out-house, and Forcing-frames, For Every Month In the Year; With Practical Directions and a Copious Index. (NY: Funk & Wagnalls, 1976) reprint of 1857 edition, with a new Preface by Elvin McDonald; 637 pp., index, ill. with engravings and woodcuts; lists of plants. An important work which influenced many American gardeners in the 19th century. v.g. copy of the quality softbound edition. $10
[Margaret Mee], IN SEARCH OF THE FLOWERS OF THE AMAZON FORESTS. (Woodbridge, UK: Nonesuch Expeditions, 1989 [1988]) Edited by Tony Morrison. quarto, 303 pp., very attractive decorative end-papers, index, bibliography, glossary, profusely ill. with color and b&w photos as well as many of the artist's sketches and color paintings. The definitive and scarce work on Margaret Mee, her expeditions and her art. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $20
F[rank] A[lfred] Mercer & Roy Hay [Editors], GARDENS AND GARDENING, 1950. (London/NY: Studio, 1950) 172+ pp., ill. with b&w photos; the most useful articles are "Choice Hardy Plants" by Roy Hay, "Evergreen Rhododendrons" by James Comber, "Shrubs and Climbers for Walls" by Francis Hanger and "Roses: Their Development During the Past Half-Century" by George Taylor. bookplate, minor cover spotting, o/w a v.g. copy in torn d.j. $1
Bebe Miles, WILDFLOWER PERENNIALS FOR YOUR GARDEN. (NY: Hawthorn, 1976) ill. with excellent drawings of Peter Loewer; 294 pp., index, bibliography, appendix; covers 100 of the best herbaceous native perennials grouped by sun or shade, wet or dry situation, or in other words, how one would choose them for their garden, making this one of the better recent works. v.g. copy in torn d.j. $5
Sue Minter, THE GREATEST GLASS HOUSE: The Rainforests Recreated. (London: HSMO, 1990) quarto, 216 pp., index, bibliography, glossary notes. well ill. in color and b&w, from both period sources and from modern photos of the 1980's restoration of the great Palm House at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, dating from the 1840's. The detailed photos and accounts of the painstaking restoration are unique for this type of garden history; a superb work, already becoming scarce. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Joan Morgan & Alison Richards, PARADISE OUT OF A COMMON FIELD: The Pleasures & Plenty of the Victorian Garden. (NY: Harper, 1990) 256 pp., index, bibliography, notes, appendix, ill. with charming period color & b&w ills.; a well researched work and probably the most readable of a number on the subject. v.g. in slightly worn d.j. $5
Walter Muenscher & Myron Rice, GARDEN SPICE & WILD POT-HERBS. (Ithaca, NY: Comstock, 1955) original edition. 211 pp., index, glossary, fold-out plate and ill. with 70 delightful woodcuts of Elfriede Abbe. The distinctive illustrations and the unusual type face of the text give the work an interesting antique appearance. v.g. copy in slightly worn but very attractive d.j. $10
Walter Muenscher & Myron Rice, GARDEN SPICE & WILD POT-HERBS. (Ithaca, NY: Comstock, 1955) 2nd printing of original edition. 211 pp., index, glossary, fold-out plate and ill. with 70 delightful woodcuts of Elfriede Abbe. The distinctive illustrations and the unusual type face of the text give the work an interesting antique appearance. owner's inscription, o/w a v.g. copy in slightly worn but attractive d.j. $8
William Mulligan, THE ADVENTUROUS GARDENER'S SOURCEBOOK OF RARE AND UNUSUAL PLANTS. (NY: Simon & Schuster 1992)square format, 224 pp., index, bibliography, list of suppliers and sources; well ill. with color photos by Elvin McDonald. the best of this kind in some time, covering perennials, annuals, bulbs, trees & shrubs, ground covers & climbers, herbs & vegetables and tender plants. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $4
Pauline Murray, PLANNING AND PLANTING THE HOME GARDEN. (NY: Orange Judd, 1932) first printing. 412 pp., pictorial cover, index, ill. with numerous photo and sketches; "a popular handbook containing concise and dependable information designed to help the makers of small gardens;" an influential book, and for its day containing a wealth of valuable information. a little blue color (watercolor paint?) on front covers (barely noticeable), corners a little bumped, o/w a v.g. copy in green cloth binding with mounted full color photo of a garden. $10
[nursery catalog] Oliver & Hunter, Heather Nurseries, Dumfries, UK, HEATHERS 1970. small format, 8 pp., no ills., interesting listing of heathers. marking in text, o/w v.g. in original wraps. along with [nursery catalog] Oliver & Hunter, Heather Nurseries, Dumfries, UK, HEATHERS 1973. small format, 8 pp., no ills., interesting listing of heathers. marking in text, o/w v.g. in original wraps. $1 for both
[nursery related] Krider Nurseries, Middlebury, IN. BEAUTY OUT-OF-DOORS, How, What, When and Where to Plant for Modern Homes. n.d. [1953] 48 pp., no inserts, ill. with and b&w photos and garden plants. b&w photographic covers. An important nursery-related item in that much of the space is devoted to modern home garden design, including lists of plants, this was intended to supplement their nursery catalog. wear to covers with some small pieces missing, internally a v.g. copy in original wraps. $1
Erik Orsenna, ANDRE LE NOTRE: Gardener to the Sun King. (NY: George Braziller, 2000) Translated by Moishe Black. 151 pp., bibliography, notes, ill. with a few b&w period ills. in the text. A highly readable new biography of Le Notre from a fresh viewpoint. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $8
H[enry] Stuart Ortloff & Henry B. Raymore, COLOR AND DESIGN FOR EVERY GARDEN. (NY: M. Barrows, 1951) book club edition. 301 pp., index, plant lists, ill. with b&w design sketches and border plans and an attractive color frontis. In the Jekyll tradition these important American landscape architects created a work designed for the owner of the modest garden to incorporate these principles into the herbaceous border. This is an updated work based on their 1935 classic, Color and Succession of Bloom in the Flower Border. v.g. copy in worn d.j. $2
H[enry] Stuart Ortloff & Henry B. Raymore, COLOR AND DESIGN FOR EVERY GARDEN. (NY: M. Barrows, 1951) book club edition. 301 pp., index, plant lists, ill. with b&w design sketches and border plans and an attractive color frontis. In the Jekyll tradition these important American landscape architects created a work designed for the owner of the modest garden to incorporate these principles into the herbaceous border. This is an updated work based on their 1935 classic, Color and Succession of Bloom in the Flower Border. end-papers foxed, o/w a v.g. copy in well worn d.j. $2
Thomas Padon, CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE GARDEN: DECEITS AND FANTASIES. (NY: Abrams, 2004) small square folio, 162 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with superb color and b&w photographs. An fascinating survey of the many amazing variations of modern garden photography. v.g. copy in torn d.j. $15
Wilma Patterson, A FOUNTAIN OF GARDENS: Plants & Herbs of the Bible. (Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 1992) quarto, 160 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with color plates from early botanical works. The most attractively designed work on the subject to date. v.g. copy in worn d.j. $5
Anthony Paul & Yvonne Rees, THE GARDEN DESIGN BOOK. (Topsfield, MA: Salem House, 1988) quarto, 256 pp., index, appendix, well ill. with color photos and garden plans. an interesting work presenting modern garden design through the eyes of 15 prominent modern garden designers, showing their approaches to various design elements. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Anthony Paul & Yvonne Rees, DESIGNING WITH TREES. (Topsfield, MA: Salem House, 1989) quarto, 192 pp., pictorial covers, index, appendix, profusely ill. with color photos; aside form a listing of trees, much of the book is devoted to special features (foliage, flowers, bark, scent, form/shape, etc.) and to use of certain trees in special places. A useful sequel to the Zion work that has become fairly scarce. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $10
Amos Pettingill [William B. Harris etal.], THE WHITE-FLOWER-FARM GARDEN BOOK. (NY: Alfred Knopf, 1970) oblong format, 365 pp., ill. with photos & fine b&w sketches by Nils Hogner, index; a useful reference work on hardy herbaceous plants and selected shrubs and bulbs for use in American gardens. v.g. copy in ell worn d.j. $5
Charles Platt, ITALIAN GARDENS. (London: Thames & Hudson, 1993) With an Overview by Keith Morgan. 170 pp., index, notes, ill. with fine reproductions of the photos in the original (1884) work, top which are added 20 photos from the author's archive, not reproduced in the original edition. A beautifully produced reprint edition (the original edition has become virtually unobtainable) with significant additions in these previously unpublished photos and in the modern commentary. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $10
Rob Proctor, NATURALIZING BULBS. (NY: Holt, 1997) square large format octavo, 241 pp., index, bibliography, tables of plants, list of sources, ill. with color photos. The only available work to cover this subject in detail. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Brian & Valerie Proudley, HEATHERS IN COLOUR. (Poole, Dorset, UK: Blandford Press, 1987) 192 pp., index, ill. with 141 color photos & line drawings in the text. a useful basic guide to these flowers in cultivation. end-papers darkened from contact with d.j., o/w a v.g. copy in d.j. $2
Harry Randall & Alan Wren, GROWING CHRYSANTHEMUMS. (London: Croom Helm, 1983) 168 pp., index, glossary, bibliography, appendices, ill. with monochrome line drawings & color photos. One of the best works covering chrysanthemum culture and uses in gardens, and for exhibition, and somewhat scarce. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Eleanor S. Rohde, THE SCENTED GARDEN. (Boston: Cushman, Hale & Flint, 1936 [1932]) 4th printing, from English sheets. 312 pp., index; list of plants; a thorough and well written work. v.g. clean, tight copy in green and yellow bicolor cloth binding. $15
Lanning Roper, THE GARDENS IN THE ROYAL PARK AT WINDSOR. (London: Reprint Society, 1962) quarto, 128 pp., index, well ill. in color and b&w; an excellent work on an important modern garden created from the 1930's to the 1950's. v.g. copy good in torn d.j. $5
Lanning Roper, THE GARDENS OF ANGLESSEY ABBEY, Cambridgeshire. (London: Faber, 1969) quarto, 96 pp. of text & 80 b&w photographic plates; an important study of a little-known but significant garden established in 1929, and containing some superb statuary and other ornaments; limited edition of 600 copies and very scarce! owner's name, a few leaves creased, o/w a v.g. copy in torn d.j. $50
Anne Scott-Janes, SISSINGHURST: THE MAKING OF A GARDEN. (London: Michael Joseph, 1983 [1974]) 7th impression. 160 pp., indices, ill. in color and b&w; the fascinating story of Vita Sackville-West and her famous garden. v.g. copy in slightly faded (as usual) d.j. $12
Stephen Shore [photographer], THE GARDENS AT GIVERNY: a View of Monet's World. (Millerton, NY: Aperture, 2000 [1983]) introduction by John Rewald and essays by Gerard Van Der Kemp [curator of Giverny] and Daniel Wildenstein. oblong quarto, 71 pp., 40 full page color plates. Monet tended Giverny from 1883 to 1926, and the gardens were restored in 1977. The color photos, while clear and detailed, are nonetheless suggestive of the riot of colors and complexity of Monet's work, and, in this person's opinion, are the finest color photos of a garden ever published. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $3
Nicola Shulman, A RAGE FOR ROCK GARDENING: The Story of Reginald Farrer: gardner, writer & plant collector. (Boston: David L. Godine, 2002) 120 pp., index, ill. with a few contemporary color and b&w plates. A highly readable new biography of the unforgettable plant hunter, who packed many adventures into a 40‑year life. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Alice Smith, PATIOS, TERRACES, DECKS AND ROOF GARDENS. (NY: Hawthorn, 1969) 180 pp., index, well ill. with photos and designs; an informative recent work for modern garden design; remains of bookplate, o/w a v.g. in copy d.j. $2
F[rank] Smythe, THE VALLEY OF THE FLOWERS. (NY: Norton: 1949) first American edition. 322 pp., index, 2 maps and 16 color plates; photographic and botanical notes and list of plants collected. The author was a mountain climber and amateur gardener who travelled to the Bhyundar Valley in 1937 and collected 250 different plants at high elevations. v.g. copy in darkened, torn d.j. $15
Edward Rollin Spencer, JUST WEEDS. (NY: Scribners, 1957 [1940]) 316 pp., decorative front cover, index, ill. with outstanding line drawings by Emma Bergdolt. An uncommon work featuring interesting descriptive information on a number of weeds, which are rendered most sympathetically in the drawings. end-papers darkened, o/w a v.g. copy in torn d.j. $5
William Stearn, DICTIONARY OF PLANT NAMES FOR GARDENERS. (London: Cassell, 1992) 363 pp., index of common names, covering over 4000 generic and specific names of plants and their origins, this is an invaluable reference work. It constitutes the revised edition of the work by Stearn and Archibald William Smith, first issued in 1963, and first revised in 1972. v.g. copy in blue cloth binding. $10
Andrew Steens, BROMELIADS FOR THE CONTEMPORARY GARDEN. (Portland: Timber Press, 2003) large format octavo, pictorial boards, 198 pp., index, ill. with 300 color photos. An excellent new work covering the best bromeliads (over 200 species and cultivars) presently available for indoor and outdoor gardens. rear free end-paper missing, v.g. copy in pictorial boards. $12
Dorothy Stemler, THE BOOK OF OLD ROSES. (Boston: Humphries, 1966) 64 pp., index, ill. with b&w photos. a brief but interesting work by the proprietor of the famous Tillotson's old rose nursery. fine copy in d.j. $1
David Stevens, PRIVATE GARDENS, Successful gardening in one hour a week. (NY: Henry Holt, 1989) quarto, 144 pp., index, list of sources, ill. with b&w and color photos, plans and sketches. A useful work on small, low-maintenance urban gardens by an acknowledged English expert on the creation and maintenance of small, sheltered gardens. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Frederick Street, AZALEAS. (London: Cassell, 1959) 178 pp., index, ill. with color photos. an excellent comprehensive older work, now rather scarce. some foxing, o/w a v.g. copy in badly torn d.j. $3
Frederick Street, HARDY RHODODENDRONS. (London: Collins, 1955 [1954]) 192 pp., index, ill. with color and b&w photos; a brief but useful work on the best and easiest rhododendrons for gardens, particularly important for the rhododendrons its selects and his reasons why. v.g. copy in torn d.j. $8
David Stuart, CLASSIC GARDEN FEATURES. (London: Conran Octopus, 2000) quarto, 160 pp., index, list of suppliers, well ill. with color photos. an attractive modern sourcebook for garden structures and ornaments. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Doris Swarthout, AN AGE OF FLOWERS-Nature: Sense and Sentiment in Victorian America. (Old Greenwich, CT: Chatham Press, 1975) square format, 159 pp., bibliography, appendix, ill. throughout with charming ills. from period works. a highly readable account, one of the few written from an American perspective. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. signed by the author. $5
B[ertram] H.B. Symons-Jeune, PHLOX. (NY: D. Van Nostrand & Co., n.d. [1953]) from English sheets. 127 pp., index, ill. in color & b&w; still an important monograph, one of the few on the subject. owner's name, o/w a v.g. copy in torn d.j. $7
Judith Tankard and Martin Wood, GERTRUDE JEKYLL AT MUNSTEAD WOOD. (Godalming, UK: Bramley, 1998) Foreword by Graham S. Thomas. 201 pp., pictorial covers, index, notes, bibliography, lists of her commissions. well ill. with color and b&w reproductions of old photos, sketches and plans. A significant work presenting much new material and covering Jekyll's life at Munstead Wood. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Ogden Tanner & Adele Auchincloss, THE NEW YORK BOTANIC GARDEN: an Illustrated Chronicle of Plants and People. (NY: Walker, 1991) quarto, 190 pp., index, appendix, ill. with striking color photos by Allen Rokach. covers not only the history and layout of the gardens, but also the garden's work in plant exploration, conservation, outreach and education. v.g. copy in worn d.j. $6
Celia Thaxter, AN ISLAND GARDEN. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988 [1894]) with a valuable Introduction by Allen Lacy. 126 pp., ill. with faithful reproductions of the original color plates by Childe Hassam. attractive olive-green decorative binding with gilt, reproducing the motif used in the scarce original edition. a fine quality reprint of the famous classic describing the author's garden established on Appledore, Isle of Shoals, New Hampshire. fine copy in slightly worn protective, decorative box. $10
Graham Stuart Thomas, CUTTINGS FROM MY GARDEN NOTEBOOK. (Sagaponack, NY: Sagapress, 1997) large format octavo, 368 pp., decorative end-papers, index, plant list, ill. with charming monochrome line drawings by the author. A collections of 63 fascinating essays on various aspects of his long career as a gardener and artist. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $7
Graham Stuart Thomas, TREASURED PERENNIALS. (Sagaponack, NY: Sagapress, 1999) large format octavo, 167 pp., indices, attractive decorative end-papers, ill. with color photos and a few b&w drawings by the author. An attractively produced book on the master gardener's favorite perennials. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $7
Richard Thomson, OLD ROSES FOR MODERN GARDENS. (Princeton: Van Nostrand, 1959) standard trade edition; 154 pp., 26 color and 16 B&W ills., index; one of the earlier and scarcer works on old roses v.g. copy in torn d.j. $8
Norah Titley & Frances Wood, ORIENTAL GARDENS: An Illustrated History. (San Francisco: Chronicle, 1991) square quarto, 128 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with attractive color plates. a brief but attractive general history v.g. in slightly worn d.j. $8
Terry Underhill, HEATHS AND HEATHERS: Calluna, Daboecia and Erica. (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1971) original edition. 271 pp., index, appendix, ill. with b&w photos, line drawings, maps, and a color frontis. One of the most thorough and comprehensive recent works, now quite scarce in all editions. neat owner's ink stamp on front free end-paper, o/w a v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Terry Underhill, HEATHS AND HEATHERS: Calluna, Daboecia and Erica. (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1971) original edition. 271 pp., index, appendix, ill. with b&w photos, line drawings, maps, and a color frontis. One of the most thorough and comprehensive recent works, now quite scarce in all editions. a v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $10
Mrs. Desmond [Paula] Underwood, GREY AND SILVER PLANTS. (London: Collins, 1971) 143 pp., color plates; Covering 75 species and cultivars, this remains the first and only work on the subject. bookplate (of author and horticulturist, Alan Titchmarsh), o/w a v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $15
Rosemary Verey, THE MAKING OF A GARDEN. (NY: Holt, 1995) square quarto, 192 pp., index,ill. with color photos by Tony Lord and watercolor garden plans by Hilary Wills. a beautifully illustrated work covering many interesting facets of garden planning and design. v.g. copy in slightly torn d.j. $5
Rosemary Verey, THE GARDEN IN WINTER. (Boston; N.Y. Graphic Society, 1988) quarto, 168 pp., index, bibliography, well ill. with color plates, list of plants; this most recent work on the subject places considerable emphasis on design of winter gardens. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $8
Winifred Walker, ALL THE PLANTS OF THE BIBLE. (Garden City: Doubleday, 1979 [1957]) revised edition. 240 pp., ill. with 113 attractive full‑page color ills. from watercolors by the author, and color frontis. The color illustrations make this one of the more attractive works on the subject to date. v.g. copy in torn d.j. $10
Bee Warburton [Editor], THE WORLD OF IRISES. (Wichita, Ks.: American Iris Society, 1978) 494 pp., index, notes, appendix, glossary, ill. with b&w and color photos and line drawings; a series of practical articles on various iris related topics. v.g. copy in torn d.j. $10
Edith Wheelwright, GARDENING IN STONE: A Guide To the Upkeep of Wall Gardens and Pavings. (NY: Robert McBride, nd. [1934]) Preface by Eleanor S. Rohde. 193 pp., index, ill. with b&w photos and line drawings in text. a scarce title, and still one of the best works on the subject and not outdated. owner's name on fly leaf crossed out, covers darkening, a little wear at top of b.s., o/w a v.g. copy in olive green cloth binding. $8
Katharine White, ONWARD AND UPWARD IN THE GARDEN. (NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1979) 360 pp., bibliography, list of suppliers, a few engravings in the text; a series of highly readable essays which had appeared in the New Yorker over a 14 year period. Despite being a rather commonly encountered book, because, I suspect, of a large printing, it is nonetheless of considerable merit. v.g. copy in worn d.j. $1
[Michael] Tyler Whittle, THE PLANT HUNTERS. (Phila., Chilton, 1970) 281 pp., ill., index; probably the most readable of the general works on plant hunters. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $10
[Michael] Tyler Whittle & Christopher Cook, CURTIS' FLOWER GARDEN DISPLAYED. (Wigston, UK: Magna, 1991 [1981]) pictorial boards, 257 pp., indices, 120 color plates faithfully reproducing plates from The Botanical Magazine's first 20 years (1787-1807), along with modern descriptions of the plants portrayed, written in the manner of William Curtis (1746-1799), the magazine's founder. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $4
Louise Beebe Wilder, ADVENTURES WITH HARDY BULBS. (NY: Macmillan, 1936) 363 pp., index, ill. with b&w photos & line drawings by Walter Beebe Wilder. the author's scarcest title, and still a very useful work for its detailed coverage. end-papers darkening, covers beginning to darken, o/w a v.g. copy in dark blue cloth binding. $10
Louise Beebe Wilder, ADVENTURES WITH HARDY BULBS. (NY: Macmillan, 1936) 363 pp., index, ill. with b&w photos & line drawings by Walter Beebe Wilder. the author's scarcest title, and still a very useful work for its detailed coverage. bookplate, o/w a v.g. copy in dark blue cloth binding. $12
Norman Wilkinson, E.I. dupont, BOTANISTE: The Beginning of a Tradition. (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1972) 140 pp., appendix, color and b&w ills.; covers the botanizing of the dupont pioneer as well as the subsequent establishment of the gardens at Eleutherian Mills, Winterthur and Longwood. a v.g. copy in worn d.j. $8
Andrew Wilson, GARDEN STYLE SOURCE BOOK: Design Themes For Every Type of Garden. (Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell, 1989) square quarto, 191 pp., index, ill. plant list, and ill. with color photos & garden plans. A little-known but useful work intended for owners of modest size gardens. v.g. copy in well worn d.j. $2
Ernest H. Wilson, MORE ARISTOCRATS OF THE GARDEN (Boston: Stratford, 1928) first edition; 287 pp., ill., index; an additional selection of fine garden plants, in similar format to his Aristocrats. bookplate, foxing first and last few leaves, o/w a v.g. copy in dark purple cloth binding. $10
Jim Wilson, LANDSCAPING WITH HERBS. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994) large format octavo, 220 pp., index, appendices, ill. with color photos. a very useful and well presented work covering all regions of the country and dealing with the use of herbs in various kinds of gardens. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $10
Walter Wright, HARDY PERENNIALS AND HERBACEOUS BORDERS. (London: Swarthmore Press, n.d. [1912]) 2nd impression. 304 pp., index, fold-out plans, ill. with b&w photos and tipped-in color plates, some being color photos of plants and the other very charming English watercolors of plants, borders and gardens. an exhaustive as well as attractive work on the "modern" perennial garden, and covering such subjects as annuals, grasses, bulbs, carpeting and color grouping, with a long descriptive listing of plants. some corner and edges wear, o/w a v.g., clean, tight copy. $12
Fay Young,
THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH BOOK OF THE SCOTTISH GARDEN.
(Edinburgh, UK: Moubray House Publishing, 1989)
square quarto, 167 pp.,
index, map, list of gardens, ill. with the wonderful color photos of Brinsley
Burbidge. An uncommon work that
captures the unique qualities that distinguish Scottish gardens.
bookplate, neat owner's ink
stamp on front free end-paper, o/w a v.g. copy in d.j.
$6
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