HISTORY  AND  LORE  TITLES

Denise Wiles Adams, RESTORING AMERICAN GARDENS: An Encyclopedia of Heirloom American plants 1640-1940.  (Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2004)  419 pp., index, bibliography, numerous appendices, ill. with modern color and early b&w photos and reproductions of illustrations from early books, magazines, and nursery catalogs.  The best work to date on historic American garden plants and where to obtain them today.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

William Adams, NATURE PERFECTED: Gardens Through History.  (NY: Abbeville, 1991)  square quarto, 356 pp., index, notes, bibliography, well ill. with color photos (mostly by Everett Scott) and with occasional reproductions of old engravings and plans; an exceptionally well researched and finely presented new garden history, already rather scarce.  v.g. in d.j.  $20

William Adams, THE FRENCH GARDEN: 1500-1800.  (NY: George Braziller, 1979)  159 pp., index, bibliography, notes, ill. with historical engravings.  still the best work on the subject, and now rather scarce in its hard cover edition.  v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $20

Josephine Addison, THE ILLUSTRATED PLANT LORE.  (London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1985)  Foreword by David Bellamy.  326 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with nice line drawings by Rosemary Wise.  As the subtitle reads, "a unique pot-pourri of history, folklore and practical advice."  a recent yet uncommon work.  v.g. copy in attractive d.j.  $20

Mea Allan, E.A. BOWLES AND HIS GARDEN AT MYDDELTON HOUSE, 1865-1954.  (London: Faber, 1973)  first edition. 264 pp., index, many ills., some in color.  The fascinating story of Bowles and the unique garden he created in Middlesex.  becoming quite scarce  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Mea Allan, TOM'S WEEDS: The Story of the Rochfords & Their House Plants.  (London: Faber, 1970)  200 pp., index, appendices, ill. with b&w photos & color frontis; the fascinating story of the Rochford family and their family house plant empire, dating back to the 1840's.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Alicia Amherst ["Lady Rockley"], HISTORIC GARDENS OF ENGLAND.  (London: Country Life, 1938)  260 pp., ill. with 96 fine b&w photos; a good basic history of British gardens followed by brief treatment of a series of outstanding examples.  end-papers foxed, o/w a v.g. copy in very attractive (slightly worn) d.j.  $10

Christine Anderson & Terry Tischer, POINSETTIAS: Myth & Legend -- History and Botanical Fact.  (Tiburon, CA: Water's Edge Press, 1998)  square format octavo, 63 pp., index, bibliography, decorative end papers, pictorial boards, well ill. with color photos and reproductions of holiday cards and other items with poinsettia motifs.  A small but very fascinating work on the amazing history and lore of poinsettias, not found in other works on flower lore.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $10

Frank Anderson, AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE HERBALS.  (NY: Columbia University Press, 1977)  270 pp., index, bibliography, glossary, ill. in b&w from old herbals.  one of the standard authoritative works on the subject.  v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $15

Jean-Pierre Babelon & Mic Chamblas-Ploton, THE FRENCH GARDEN.  (NY: Vendome Press, 2000)  small square folio, 298 pp., bibliography, gazetteer of gardens including detailed b&w garden plans, ill. with fine color photos by Jean-Bapiste Leroux.  a beautifully illustrated study of European gardens in the French formal style.  neat owner's ink stamp on front fly-leaf, o/w a v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

L[iberty] H[yde] Bailey, HOW PLANTS GET THEIR NAMES.  (NY: Macmillan, 1933)  209 pp., ill. with a few line drawings; long lists of generic and specific plants, along with very interesting information on the history and rules of plant nomenclature.  end-papers darkened, o/w a v.g. copy.  $10

L[iberty] H[yde] Bailey, HOW PLANTS GET THEIR NAMES.  (NY: Macmillan, 1933)  209 pp., ill. with a few line drawings; long lists of generic and specific plants, along with very interesting information on the history and rules of plant nomenclature.  a v.g. copy in darkened, slightly torn (but very uncommon) d.j.  $15

Margaret Baker, GARDENER'S MAGIC AND FOLKLORE.  (NY: Universe, 1978)  181 pp., index, bibliography, notes, ill. in b&w with photos and reproductions of old engravings.  One of the better works covering astrology, magic and witchcraft relating to plants.  v.g. copy in worn d.j.  $15

Tania Bayard, SWEET HERBS AND SUNDRY FLOWERS: Medieval Gardens and the Gardens of the Cloisters.  (NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985)  97 pp., pictorial covers, notes, bibliography, ills. reproduced from old works.  A brief historical introduction followed by descriptions of three recreated Romanesque and Gothic gardens at the Cloisters museum in New York City.  A small but attractive and interesting work.  v.g. copy (no d.j. was issued).  $10

Germain Bazin, PARADEISOS: The Art of The Garden.  (Boston: Bullfinch/Little Brown, 1990)  large quarto, 263 pp., glossary, indices, bibliography, well ill. in color & b&w; an interesting approach to garden history from the viewpoint of a prominent art historian.  v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $15

W[illiam] J[ackson] Bean, THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW: HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE.  (London: Cassell & Co., 1908)  222 pp., index, ill. with 20 beautiful color plates from paintings by H.A. Oliver, and 40 half-tone plates from photos by E.J. Wallis.  a quality production and by far the most attractive of the earlier Kew books.  end-papers darkened, o/w a v.g. clean, tight copy in gray cloth binding with very attractive dark gray and gilt decoration.  $45

Jennifer Bennett, LILIES OF THE HEARTH: The Historical Relationship Between Women and Plants.  (Altona, Canada: Camden House, 1991)  191 pp., index, extensive bibliography, ill. with b&w photos and reproductions of old plates.  a very interesting scholarly and readable study that is now very scarce.  v.g. copy of a quality softbound work.  $10

Peter Bernhardt, THE ROSE'S KISS: A NATURAL HISTORY OF FLOWERS.  (Washington, DC: Island Press/Shearwater Books, 1999)  267 pp., ill. with charming line drawings and a map.  A fascinating work mostly dealing with plant pollination and reproduction.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Julia Berrall, A HISTORY OF FLOWER ARRANGEMENT.  (NY: Viking, 1968)  revised edition (the first was in 1953)  quarto, 176 pp., many b&w & a few color ills.; an outstanding work, the only on the subject to date.  v.g. copy in torn d.j.  $15

Julia Berrall, THE GARDEN: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY.  (NY: Viking, 1966)  quarto, 388 pp., index, numerous b&w & color ills.; the best introductory worldwide history of gardening to date.  v.g. copy in d.j. of the first American edition.  $15

Julia Berrall, THE GARDEN: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY.  (London: Thames & Hudson [1966])  quarto, 388 pp., index, numerous b&w & color ills.; the best introductory worldwide history of gardening to date.  v.g. copy in d.j. of the original (English) edition.  $15

Reginald Blomfield, THE FORMAL GARDEN IN ENGLAND.  (London: Waterstone, 1985 [1892])  reprint of the first edition, containing the author's defense of the harsh criticism of William Robinson and others; an important work defending the principles of formal gardens and attacking both "bedding out" and naturalistic gardens.  250+ pp., index, bibliography, appendix, ill. with 65 engravings.  v.g. copy in 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.  a v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Kate Doggett Boggs, PRINTS AND PLANTS OF OLD GARDENS.  (Richmond, Va.: Garrett & Massie, 1932)  small folio, 101 pp., attractive design on cover, ill. with plates showing old English gardens whose influence was seen in the mid-Atlantic states, and including an extensive listing of old garden plants.  v.g. copy of an attractive work in torn d.j.  $25

Kate Doggett Boggs, PRINTS AND PLANTS OF OLD GARDENS.  (Richmond, Va.: Garrett & Massie, 1932)  small folio, 101 pp., attractive design on cover, ill. with plates showing old English gardens whose influence was seen in the mid-Atlantic states, and including an extensive listing of old garden plants.  owner's name, o/w a v.g. copy of an attractive work in torn d.j.  $15

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 d.j.  $15

Jane Brown, GARDENS OF A GOLD AFTERNOON: The Story of a Partnership: Edward Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll.  (NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1982)  large format octavo, 208 pp., index, bibliography, notes, appendices; well ill. in color and b&w with photos, drawings and garden plans; an excellent recent work, already quite scarce.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Jane Brown, THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF ENGLISH GARDENS.  (NY: Rizzoli, 1989)  oblong quarto, 320 pp., index, bibliography, notes; ill. with the rarely seen drawings from the collection of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and drawing on this new material to reexamine some famous gardens the documents depict; a work of considerable scholarly merit.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $25

Jane Brown, VITA'S OTHER WORLD: A Gardening Biography of V. Sackville-West.  (London/NY: Viking, 1985)  240 pp., index, notes, well ill. with period b&w and modern color photos.  an excellent scholarly yet highly readable account of her gardening and garden writing, already quite scarce.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Rita Buchanan, THE SHAKER HERB AND GARDEN BOOK.  (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996)  large format octavo, 160 pp., index, notes, ill. with color photos.  An attractively designed work covering both their commercial and private gardens.  fine copy in d.j.  $10  

Fearing Burr, FIELD AND GARDEN VEGETABLES OF AMERICA .  (Chillicothe, IL: American Botanist, 1988 [1865])  With a new Preface by Ken Whealy & a new Introduction by Robert F. Becker.  xviii, 667+ pp., index, ill. with a few engravings as in the original.  A quality reprint of the first important American work on vegetables, containing information on the little-known author, Fearing Burr, Jr.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $25

Tim Buxbaum, SCOTTISH GARDEN BUILDINGS: From Food to Folly.  (Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1989)  large format octavo, 191 pp., notes, gazetteer of gardens.  well ill. with color & b&w photos and excellent line drawings.  an uncommon book presenting well researched and detailed coverage of some garden structures not presented in any other works.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Maggie Campbell-Culver, THE ORIGIN OF PLANTS: The People and the Plants That Have Shaped England's Garden History Since 1000.  (London: Headline, 2001)  quarto, 160 pp., index, decorative end-papers, bibliography, many period and contemporary color and b&w plates.  a unique work on the many ways that gardens plants were brought to the United Kingdom.  fine copy in d.j.  $20

Tom Carter, THE VICTORIAN GARDEN.  (Salem, NH: Salem House, 1985)  186+ pp., index, bibliography, well ill. from period materials in color and b&w; Originally published in 1984 in the UK, this work, draws on documentary sources to produce a fresh approach to the subject.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Susan Chivers & Suzanne Woloszynksi, THE COTTAGE GARDEN: Margery Fish at East Lambrook Manor.  (London: John Murray, 1990)  124 pp., index, appendix, ill. with color photos by Peter Woloszynksi.  The surprisingly scarce biography of Margery Fish (1892-1969), whose works inspired so many owners of modest-sized gardens.  fine copy in d.j.  $20

H.F. Clark, THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE GARDEN.  (London: Pleiades Books, 1948)  64 pp. & 56 b&w photographic plates and a few engravings in the text, bibliography.  An interesting short study in the "Georgian Handbooks" series.  v.g. copy in worn d.j.  $10

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 d.j.  $20

Rosetta Clarkson, MAGIC GARDENS: A Modern Chronicle of Herbs & Savory Seeds.  (NY: Macmillan, 1939)  369 pp., indices, tables, ill. from old works.  a fascinating work on a variety of subjects, with an emphasis on herb history and lore.  v.g. copy in worn d.j.  $15

Virginia Tuttle Clayton [Editor], THE ONCE AND FUTURE GARDENER: Garden Writing From the Golden Age of Magazines, 1900-1940. (Boston: Godine, 2000)  312 pp., index, notes, bibliography, well ill. in b&w and color, including some garden plans and beautifully reproduced color plates from the magazines.  A an important new work, especially valuable for the historical overview and biographical sketches of a number of writers.  fine copy in d.j.  $15

Willard Clute, THE COMMON NAMES OF PLANTS and their Meanings.  (Indianapolis: Clute, 1942 [1931])  revised edition.  164 pp., index;  a fascinating and well-researched work on the history and lore surrounding common names of plants.  end-papers slightly darkened, o/w a v.g. copy.  $15

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.  owner's name, o/w a v.g. copy in worn d.j.  $15

Alice Coats, GARDEN SHRUBS AND THEIR HISTORIES.  (NY: Simon & Schuster, 1992)  square quarto, 223 pp., Foreword by John Creech, bibliography, brief biographical sketches, ill. in color from period works.  An attractively produced quality reprint of the scarce 1962 original work in a different, larger format.  This is the only work to date on this subject.  as new in d.j.  $15

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 d.j.  $20

Peter Coats, OF GENERALS AND GARDENS: The Autobiography of Peter Coats.  (London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1976)  2nd impression.  326 pp., index, ill. with a few b&w photos.  A fascinating account of the life of an Englishman of many talents.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

William Cobbett, THE ENGLISH GARDENER.  (London: Bloomsbury, 1996)  Edited and with an Introduction by Peter King.  353 pp., index.  A quality reprint of the 1838 edition of a famous work which influence many gardeners, and was first issued in 1829.  fine copy in d.j.  $10

Timothy Coffey, THE HISTORY & FOLKLORE OF NORTH AMERICAN WILDFLOWERS.  (NY: Facts on File, 1993)  356 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with 350 line drawings from old works; an information-filled work, a very useful reference volume.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Michael Conan and Chen Whangheng [Editors], GARDENS, CITY LIFE, AND CULTURE: A World Tour.  (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2008)  square quarto, 274 pp., index, appendices, biographical sketches of contributors, well ill,. with color and b&w photos. period and modern.  An outstanding compilation of 15 essays on historical and contemporary subjects.  v.g. copy in limp decorative covers.  $20

Bryan Connon, BEVERLEY NICHOLS: A Life.  (Portland: Timber Press, 2000 [1991])  320 pp., index, bibliography.  ill. in b&w with photos and a few drawings.  The long‑overdue definitive biography of the prolific British author who was an equally talented gardener.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Chen Congzhou, ON CHINESE GARDENS.  (Shanghai: Tongji University Press, n.d. [1984])  59 pp. of English text plus 32 plates of garden designs and 106 pages of text in Chinese.  This uncommon work presents new concepts on the history of Chinese garden design.  a little pencil marking in the text, o/w v.g. copy of a perfect-bound softcover work in attractive decorative limp covers.  $10

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 d.j.  $15

Mike Dash, TULIPOMANIA: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused.  (NY: Crown, 1999)  273 pp., index, bibliography, notes, map.  less striking in appearance than the previous works on the subject, this new one by a noted British author is surely the most readable.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $10

Penny David,  A GARDEN LOST IN TIME, The Mystery of the Ancient Gardens of Aberglasney.  (London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1999)  Foreword by Penelope Hobhouse.  large format octavo, 192 pp., index, notes, appendices; well ill. with color and b&w photos and reproductions of old illustrations.  The fascinating story of the restoration of a famous garden dating to the 15th Century is presented in far greater detail than any other book of its genre to date.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Penny David, HIDDEN GARDENS.  (London: Cassell, 2002)  Foreword by Chris Beardshaw.  quarto, 176 pp., index, map, ill. with b&w and color photos and garden plans.  A fascinating study of the archaeology and research necessary to restore some lost British gardens.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

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 d.j.  $15

Jennifer Davies, THE VICTORIAN KITCHEN GARDEN.  (NY/London: W.W. Norton & Co., 1988 [1987])  160 pp., index, ill. with color photos & period engravings.  the interesting story of a restored garden at Chilton Foliat in Berkshire, UK, which reveals the details of Victorian kitchen gardening not dealt with in most works.  v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $15

Linda H. Davis, ONWARD AND UPWARD: A Biography of Katharine S. White.  (NY: Harper & Row, 1987)  300 pp., index, selected bibliography, notes, ill. with b&w photos.  An excellent account of the life of the accomplished author and avid gardener, best known as Editor of the New Yorker and wife of E.B. White.  a v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Erik de Jong & H.J. Scheepmaker [Editors], THE RESTORATION OF BAROQUE GARDENS.  (Amsterdam: Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO/Architectura & Natura, 1997)  Dutch Yearbook of the History of Garden and Landscape Architecture, No. 2.  175 pp., appendix, well ill. with b&w photos, sketches, and plans.  a series of 12 fascinating essays from authors across the globe comprise this very scarce work.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $25

Peter del Tredici, A GIANT AMONG DWARFS: The Mystery of Sargeant's Weeping Hemlock.  (Little Compton, RI: Theophrastus, 1983)  109 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with b&w photos.  The fascinating history of the weeping hemlock, one of the most famous of the Victorian plant curiosities which has survived into the world of modern horticulture.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Nicky den Hartogh, BAROQUE GARDENS.  (NY: Smithmark, 1996)  large quarto, pictorial boards, 80 pp., index, well ill. with color photos by Daan Smit.  An attractive study of European gardens of the 17th and early 18th centuries in the "Flora in Focus" series.  v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $10

Ray Desmond, KEW: The History of the Royal Botanic Gardens.  (London: The Harvill Press, 1995)  large format octavo, 466 pp., notes, bibliography, chronology, brief biographical sketches, profusely ill, in color and b&w with photos, engravings, drawings, etc.  The superbly produced long-awaited definitive study of Kew.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $35

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.  as new in d.j.  $10

George Drower, GARDEN OF INVENTION: The Stories of Garden Inventors & Their Inventions.  (Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press, 2003)  292 pp., index, list of sources, ill. with interesting old b&w engravings.  a fascinating collection of stories about all kinds of garden-related inventions and discoveries through the ages.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $10

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 d.j.  $10

Tom Durant, THE CAMELLIA STORY.  (Auckland, NZ: Heinemann, 1982)  quarto, 159 pp., indices, extensive bibliography, well ill. with many color photos and a few b&w botanical drawings.  A scare and well-produced and fascinating study of the botanical, horticultural, literary and social history of the genus Camellia.  v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $15

Ralph Dutton, THE ENGLISH GARDEN.  2nd edition, revised.  (London: Batsford, 1950 [1937])  122 pp. plus pages containing plates, index, ill. with color frontis and 158 b&w plates.  For scholarship and readability, equal to the large format highly illustrated English garden histories.  v.g. copy in worn but very colorful d.j. (designed and signed by Philip Gough)  $15

Alice Morse Earle, OLD TIME GARDENS.  (Detroit: Singing Tree Press, 1968 [1901]) 489 pp., ill., a good quality reprint (equal or of better quality than some of the early editions) of the highly readable, information-filled standard work on the subject.  a v.g. copy in yellow cloth binding.  $20

Alice Morse Earle, SUN DIALS AND ROSES OF YESTERDAY.  (NY: Macmillan, 1902)  1st edition.  460 pp., well ill., t.e.g.; the classic work, filled with history and lore, particularly on sundials.  a v.g., clean, tight copy in green cloth binding with bright gilt decoration.  $60

Alice Morse Earle, SUN DIALS AND ROSES OF YESTERDAY.  (NY: Macmillan, 1902) 1st edition.  460 pp., well ill., t.e.g.; the classic work, filled with history and lore, particularly on sundials.  fairly inobstrusive staining of front cover and b.s., o/w a v.g., clean tight copy in green cloth binding with bright gilt decoration.  $40

Dorothea Eastwood, MIRROR OF FLOWERS.  (London: Derek Verschoyle, 1953)  237 pp., a few color and b&w ills.; a highly readable account of early garden history, legend and lore, with considerable information and written in an interesting conversational style.  end-papers darkened, v.g. copy in torn d.j.  $10

Alan Emmet, SO FINE A PROSPECT: Historic New England Gardens.  (Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1996)  quarto, 238 pp., index, notes, ill. in color and b&w with old photos, paintings & drawings.  thoroughly researched yet readable: by far the finest treatment of the subject to date.  fine copy in d.j.  $15

Neil Ewart, THE LORE OF FLOWERS.  (Poole, Dorset: Blandford Press, 1982) 1st & only edition.  184 pp., index, appendices; ill. with color and monotone sketches by Nina O'Connell; an interesting production with charming illustrations, and surprisingly scarce for a recent work; fine copy in d.j.  $20

Marcello Fagiolo, ROMAN GARDENS: Villas of the Countryside.  (NY: Monacelli Press, 1997)  square small folio, 264 pp., ill. with fine color photos by Robero Schezen.  A  beautifully produced and very informative work on important 16th century Roman gardens.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Marcello Fagiolo, ROMAN GARDENS: Villas of the City.  (NY: Monacelli Press, 2001)  square small folio, 287 pp., ill. with fine color photos by Robero Schezen.  A  beautifully produced and very informative work on important 16th century urban Roman gardens, a fine addition to his earlier work on rural Roman gardens.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Neil Fairbairn, A BRIEF HISTORY OF GARDENING.  (Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 2001)  square format octavo, 256 pp., index, bibliography, well ill. in color and b&w with an interesting assortment of old and new material.  a highly readable and attractive idiosyncratic work with delightful little vignettes of garden history through the ages.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $10

Nan Fairbrother, MEN AND GARDENS.  (NY: Knopf, 1956)  272 pp., bibliography, ill. from old photos and drawings; a series of enlightening essays on garden history which has become a minor classic.  a v.g. copy in worn d.j.  $15

John Faris, OLD GARDENS IN AND ABOUT PHILADELPHIA, and Those Who Made Them.  (Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1932)  245 pp., index, ill. with black-and-white photos; an excellent detailed and readable study written by a local historian.  overall cover wear, internally a v.g. copy in green cloth binding.  $20

John Faris, OLD GARDENS IN AND ABOUT PHILADELPHIA, and Those Who Made Them.  (Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1932)  245 pp., index, ill. with black-and-white photos; an excellent detailed and readable study written by a local historian.  very minor wear at top and bottom of b.s., o/w a v.g. copy in brown cloth binding.  $20

Judith Farr [with Louise Carter], THE GARDENS OF EMILY DICKINSON.  (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2004)  350 pp., index, notes, period color and b&w ills.  The first substantive study of plants and gardens in her life and poetry.  fine copy in d.j.  $20

Linda Farrar, ANCIENT ROMAN GARDENS.  (Phoenix Mills, UK: Sutton, 1998)  large format octavo, pictorial boards, 237 pp., index, bibliography, glossary, notes, tables, well ill. with modern color and b&w photos as well as plans and period illustrations.  An attractive and refreshing new work on the subject. v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Rudy Favretti & Gordon DeWolf, COLONIAL GARDENS.  (Barre, MA: Barre, 1972)  limited edition of 4000 copies, 163 pp., ill. from old works.  An extensive listing of plants with brief introduction, as well as a fine example of book design and printing.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall, HISTORIC GARDENS: A Guide to 160 British Gardens of Interest.  (London: Grange, 1993)  large format octavo, 160 pp., index, appendices, ill. with color photos.  detailed coverage of six gardens which won awards from the Historic Gardens Association and a brief mention of other historic gardens in Britain.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $10

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.  fine copy in d.j.  $15

Adrian Fisher, LABYRINTH: Solving the Riddles of the Maze.  (NY: Harmony Books, 1990)  square quarto, 160 pp., index, bibliography, useful gazetteer of mazes, pictorial end-papers, ill. with drawings of maze patterns and fine color photos by Georg Gerster.  an attractive and highly fascinating uncommon work on mazes from ancient to modern times.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $25

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 very attractive d.j.  $15

John Fisher, THE ORIGINS OF GARDEN PLANTS.  (London: Constable, 1982)  revised edition.  338 pp., index, bibliography, well ill. in b&w and color from old works.  A well written and scarce work on the history of the most popular garden plants, from their discovery to their development in cultivation.  a publisher's display copy, with a label pasted on the title-page indicating such, o/w a v.g. copy in d.j.;  ALSO INCLUDED is an off-print of an article by William T. Stearn, "The Origin and Later Development of Cultivated Plants," which appeared in the Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society in July and August, 1965 (Vol. XC, Parts 7 & 8), which is v.g. in stapled self-wraps. $25

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 d.j.  $20

Margrethe Floryan, GARDENS OF THE TSARS: A Study of the Aesthetics, Semantics and Uses of Late 18th Century Russian Gardens.  (Sagaponack, NY: Sagapress, 1996)  large format octavo, 263 pp., index, extensive bibliography, notes, well ill. with contemporary color and b&w photos and copies of old engravings.  The best work to date of few works on Russian gardens.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $35

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 slightly torn, slightly worn d.j.  $20

Ron Freethy, FROM AGAR TO ZENRY: A Book of Plant Uses, Names and Folklore.  (Dover, NH: Tanager Books, 1985)  152 pp., decorative end-papers, index, bibliography, ill. with excellent b&w line drawings by Carole Pugh.  an uncommon and  highly readable work on the folklore of British native plants.  v.g. copy in d.j. (with review notice included)  $20

Roy Genders, THE COTTAGE GARDEN AND THE OLD FASHIONED FLOWERS.  (London: Pelham, 1984 [1970])  368 pp., index, well ill. with color and b&w photos and color ills. from paintings by Marjorie Blamey; an exhaustive listing of plants, preceded by chapters dealing with various topics such as evening fragrance, potpourris, old roses, carpeting plants and plants for walls and paths.  A very useful work, becoming quite scarce.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Alma Gilbert & Judith Tankard, A PLACE OF BEAUTY: The Artists and Gardens of the Cornish Colony.  (Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2000)  quarto, 136 pp., index, bibliography, notes, well ill. with color photos, old b&w photos and reproductions of paintings.  An interesting study of the artists' colony at Cornish, NH, whose residents included Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Maxfield Parrish and Charles Platt.  fine copy in d.j.  $20

Maureen Gilmer, REDWOODS AND ROSES: The Gardening History of California and the Old West.  (Dallas: Taylor Publishing Co., 1995)  204 pp., index, bibliography, appendices, ill. with color and b&w photos.  a highly readable comprehensive history of southwestern gardening, with emphasis on the Native American, Spanish, mission and rancho influences.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

[Baron] Frederick de Gingins-Lassarz, NATURAL HISTORY OF THE LAVENDERS [1826].  (Boston: Herb Society of America, 1967)  limited edition of 500 copies, this is # 252; translated from the French by Mary Wellman & Helen Batchelder, into. and ed. by Lillian Barrow.  76 pp., ill.; an attractively printed and scarce  reprint of a very rare and obscure early work on lavenders. a v.g. copy in dark green cloth binding, with the lavender bookmark included.  $50

Phebe Goodman, THE GARDEN SQUARES OF BOSTON.  (Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 2003)  large format octavo, 179 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with copies of contemporary and historical b&w photos and engravings.  a fascinating study of Boston's historic small park squares.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Jean Gordon, PAGEANT OF THE ROSE.  (Woodstock, VT: Red Rose Publications, 1961)  the desirable revised edition (the first was in 1953).  232 pp., index, well ill. in color and b&w.  one of the better works on rose history and lore.  v.g. copy in faded, slightly worn d.j.  $15

Lesley Gordon, A COUNTRY HERBAL.  (NY: Mayflower, 1980)  208 pp., index, well ill. in color and b&w from older works; an informative and readable work on the history and lore of specific herbal plants.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Lesley Gordon, GREEN MAGIC: Flowers, Plants and Herbs in Lore and Legend. (NY: Viking, 1977)  square format, 200 p., index, appendices, well ill. with period illustrations in color and b&w; a well researched and readable work now becoming somewhat scarce.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Lesley Gordon, POORMAN'S NOSEGAY: Flowers from a Cottage Garden.  (London: Collins/Harvill, 1973)  222 pp., bibliography, attractively ill. in color and b&w from old works; a well researched and very well written work on old-fashioned flowers;  v.g. copy in torn d.j.  $20

Richard Gorer, THE FLOWER GARDEN IN ENGLAND.  (London: Batsford, 1975)  178 pp., index, ill. with b&w photos and reproductions of early images.  A very well written concise British garden history.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20  

Christopher Grampp, FOR YARD TO GARDEN: The Domestication of America 's Home Grounds.  ( Chicago : Center for American Places, 2008)  pictorial boards, 280 pp., index, extensive notes, well ill. with historical b&w and modern color photos.  By far the best historical study of the development of the average American's front and rear yards and gardens into the 20th century.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $25

Todd Gray, THE GARDEN HISTORY OF DEVON: An Illustrated Guide to Sources.  (Exeter, UK: University of Exeter Press, 1995)  256 pp., index, bibliography, notes, many appendices.  ill with b&w reproductions of early photos and historic documents.  A very scarce and incredibly well documented study of historic Devon gardens.  v.g. copy in original wraps (no hardcover edition was issued).  $10

Geoffrey Grigson, A DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH PLANT NAMES, and Some Products of Plants.  (London: Allen Lane, 1974 [1973])  236 pp., ill. in b&w from old herbals.  A scarce and lesser known but very well-researched and readable.  v.g. copy in slightly worn but very attractive d.j.  $15

John Grimshaw [with Bobby Ward], THE GARDENER'S ATLAS: The Origins, Discovery and Cultivation of the World's Most Popular Garden Plants.  (Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books, 1998)  quarto, 224 pp., index, glossary, ill. with color photos and very useful maps related to the illustrations.  A very useful and attractive book on the subject, the first in some time, with adequate historical information on plant hunters and plant introducers.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $10

Miles Hadfield & Robert Harling & Leonie Highton, BRITISH GARDENERS: A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY.  (London: A. Zwemmer/Conde Nast, 1980)  quarto, 320 pp., index, decorative end-papers, profusely ill. in color and b&w with a varied assortment of portrait, old photos, drawings and engravings.  A definitive reference work covering hundreds of important figures, that has become rather scarce and has never been duplicated.  a v.g. copy in d.j.  $75

Miles Hadfield, A HISTORY OF BRITISH GARDENING.  (London: Hutchinson/Spring Books, 1969)  483 pp., index, bibliographical notes, a few b&w ills.  Originally issued in 1960 as Gardening in Britain, this extremely well-written work is a refreshing foil to the many over-illustrated British garden histories that are more commonly known.  owner's name, o/w a v.g. copy in worn d.j.  $20

Miles Hadfield, GARDENING IN BRITAIN.  (London: Hutchinson, 1960) 483 pp., decorative end-papers, index, bibliographical notes, ill. in b&w with photos, drawings and reproductions form 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 very attractive d.j.  $20

Miles Hadfield, PIONEERS IN GARDENING.  (London: Bloomsbury, 1996 [1955])  240 pp., index, ill., good scholarly information on plant hunters, botanic garden creators, early hybridizers and garden designers in a quality reprint edition of a scarce title.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Miles Hadfield, TOPIARY AND ORNAMENTAL HEDGES: Their History and Cultivation.  (London: Adam & Charles Black, 1971)  large format octavo, 100 pp., index, bibliography, appendices, ill. with b&w photos.  Still the best work covering history, design and planting, and now very scarce.  a v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $20

Jacquetta Haley, PLEASURE GROUNDS: Andrew Jackson Downing and Montgomery Place.  (Tarrytown, NY: Sleepy Hollow Press, 1988)  oblong format, 96 pp., index, notes, bibliography, ill. in color with sketches of the grounds by Alex. J. Davis and old sketches; an account of Downing's ten-year project in designing and landscaping the grounds of a mansion in Dutchess County, N.Y.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $10

Brian Halliwell, OLD GARDEN FLOWERS.  (London: Bishopsgate Press, 1987)  168 pp., index, bibliography, color photos; a well research and written recent work by an Assistant Curator at Kew;  fine copy in d.j.  $20

Jiro Harada, JAPANESE GARDENS.  (Boston: Charles Brandford, 1956)  quarto, 160 pp., glossary, ill. with 200 b&w photos showing 166 gardens.  An excellent and still valuable historical survey of Japanese gardens.  a v.g. copy in original brown cloth binding in torn d.j.  $20

John Harris [Editor], THE GARDEN: A Celebration of One Thousand Years of British Gardening.  (London: Mitchell Beazley, 1979)  Introduction by Hugh Johnson.  192 pp. + advertisements, notes on the authors, well ill. in color and b&w.  A very informative work covering a wide variety of subjects contributed by acknowledged experts.  one corner of front and rear cover creased, o/w a v.g. copy of a quality softbound work.  $5

Gabrielle Hatfield, MEMORY, WISDOM AND HEALING: The History of Domestic Plant Medicine.  (Phoenix Mill, UK: Sutton Publishing, 1999)  209 pp., index, bibliography, notes, appendix, ill. with historic b&w photos and plates reproduced from old works.  A very readable, well research and highly interesting work covering the period 1700 to the present.  v.g. copy in 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.  fine copy in d.j.  $10

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.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

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.  v.g. copy in blue cloth binding  $15

Gwyn Headley & Wim Meulenkamp, FOLLIES: A National Trust Guide.  (London: Jonathan Cape, 1986)  564 pp., index, bibliography, gazetteer of existing structures, well ill. with hundreds of b&w and color photos.  An excellent comprehensive work on these fascinating garden structures in Britain, arranged by province and region.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

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 d.j.  $20  

U[lysses] P. Hedrick, HISTORY OF HORTICULTURE IN AMERICA TO 1860.  (NY: Oxford University Press, 1950)  first edition.  551 pp., index, bibliography, ill. from period works.  a v.g., clean, tight copy in dark green cloth binding of the scarce original edition of this valuable reference work.  $30

Blanche Henrey, BRITISH BOTANICAL AND HORTICULTURAL LITERATURE BEFORE 1800.  (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999 [1975])  large format octavo, 3 vols., 290, 748, 142 pp., indices, notes, bibliography, mostly b&w and a few color ills. from old works.  A quality reprint of the very scarce classic reference work.  Vol. one covers herbals, gardening, scientific and floristic works of the 16th and 17th centuries; vol. 2 covers the 18th century and vol. 3 consists of notes, appendices and an extensive bibliography.  fine set in d.j.'s.  $120

Blanche Henrey, NO ORDINARY GARDENER: Thomas Knowlton, 1691-1781.  (London: British Museum, 1986)  324 pp., index, appendices, a few ills.; a serious scholarly work on a noted head gardener to royalty, covering his life and letters.  as new in d.j.  $20

F.Nigel Hepper [Editor], [ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS] KEW: GARDENS FOR SCIENCE AND PLEASURE.  (Owings Mills, MD: Stemmer House, 1982)  quarto, index, bibliography, profusely ill. in color and b&w, largely from Kew's archives; one of the better works on Kew.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

James] Shirley Hibberd, THE AMATEUR'S FLOWER GARDEN.  (London/Portland: Croom Helm/Timber Press, 1986)  Preface by Anthony Huxley.  284 pp., index, ill. with well reproduced engraving and color plates; a well-produced reprint which retains the charm of the 1871 original.  The Preface provides useful information on [James] Shirley Hibberd (1825-1890), the prolific English writer who is rarely given due credit for his bringing ornamental gardening to "the masses" through a series of popular works such as this one.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $10

May Brawley Hill, GRANDMOTHER'S GARDEN: An Old-fashioned American Garden 1865-1915.  (NY: Abrams, 1995)  quarto, 236 pp., index, bibliography, notes; ill. in color and b&w with paintings, drawings & photos.  a faithfully researched and beautifully presented study of the history of the American woman's cottage garden.  fine copy in d.j.  $20

May Brawley Hill, ON FOREIGN SOIL: AMERICAN GARDENERS ABROAD.  (NY: Harry Abrams, 2005)  quarto, 159 pp., index, bibliography, notes, ill. with many period color and b&w plates.  The first work to systematically study the influence of American gardeners who moved to or worked in other countries, rather than vice-versa.  fine copy in d.j.  $20

Thomas Hinde, CAPABILITY BROWN: The Story of a Master Gardener.  (London: Hutchinson, 1986)  original edition.  224 pp., index, footnotes, map, color & b&w ills.;  a scholarly yet readable work of considerable merit, now becoming scarce  v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $15

John Hix, THE GLASSHOUSE.  (London: Phaidon, 1996)  large quarto, 239 pp., index, bibliography, notes.  profusely ill. with modern color photos and b&w historic photos, engravings and drawings.  a refreshing new illustrated history of the great glasshouses and greenhouses, well researched and beautifully presented.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

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 d.j.  $20

Buckner Hollingsworth, FLOWER CHRONICLES.  (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1958)  standard trade edition.  302 pp., ill. from old engravings; extensive bibliography; a well researched  and written history of the most popular garden flowers.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $5

Buckner Hollingsworth, FLOWER CHRONICLES.  (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1958)  standard trade edition.  302 pp., ill. from old engravings; extensive bibliography; a well researched  and written history of the most popular garden flowers.  v.g. copy in d.j., nicely inscribed by the author.  $10  

Yang Hongxun, THE CLASSICAL GARDENS OF CHINA : History and Design Techniques.  (NY: Van Nostrand, 1982)  translated by Wang Hui Min.  128 pp., index, ill, with photos (color and b&w) by Wang Zheng Gui; this work is especially important in how is shows the classical principles behind Chinese gardens.  v.g. copy in slightly torn d.j.  $20  

Alfred Carl Hottes, GARDEN FACTS AND FANCIES.  (NY: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1949)  book club edition.  370 pp., index, attractive decorative endpapers, ill. with many drawings and engravings by the author.  an interesting collection of garden folklore presented in a different, more readable manner than in other works.  a v.g. copy in worn d.j.  $5

F[rank] N[orman] Howes, A DICTIONARY OF USEFUL AND EVERYDAY PLANTS AND THEIR COMMON NAMES.  (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1975 [1974])  corrected edition.  290 pp., bibliography.  A rather scarce and rather definitive work on plant names.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

John Dixon Hunt, THE PICTURESQUE GARDEN IN EUROPE.  (London: Thames & Hudson, 2002)  large format octavo, 208 pp., index, bibliographical essays, ill. with 121 b&w and 60 color plates.  A wonderful work tracing the origins and development of the picturesque of natural garden in England and France.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $35

John Dixon Hunt, WILLIAM KENT, Landscape Garden Designer.  (London: Zwemmer, 1987)  oblong quarto, 176 pp., index, bibliography, footnotes, ill. with 115 of Kent's designs;  the first work devoted solely to the landscape designs of an important early-mid 18th century figure, which has now become rather scarce.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

John Dixon Hunt & Peter Willis [Editors], THE GENIUS OF THE PLACE: The English Landscape Garden, 1620-1820.  (NY: Harper, 1975)  390 pp., index, bibliography; ill. with 101 plates from period sources.  An excellent annotated anthology of two centuries of writing on the subject.  becoming scarce;  v.g. copy in d.j.  $35

Christopher Hussey, ENGLISH GARDENS AND LANDSCAPES 1700-1750.  (NY: Funk & Wagnalls, 1967)  quarto; 174 pp., 257 ills.  Clearly the best work on the subject to date, and very scarce.  v.g. copy in worn, faded d.j.  $75

Anthony Huxley, AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF GARDENING.  (London/NY: Paddington, 1978)  quarto, 352 pp., index, bibliography, well ill. in color & b&w. an attractive, highly readable work.  v.g. copy in worn d.j.  $15

Edward Hyams, A HISTORY OF GARDENS AND GARDENING.  (NY: Praeger, 1971)  quarto, 345 pp., 391 ills., index;  one of the best comprehensive garden histories written, and now rather scarce.  minor damage to front end-papers, o/w a v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $15

Edward Hyams, A HISTORY OF GARDENS AND GARDENING.  (NY: Praeger, 1971)  quarto, 345 pp., 391 ills., index;  one of the best comprehensive garden histories written, and now rather scarce.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

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 d.j.  $15

Edward Hyams, ENGLISH COTTAGE GARDENS.  (London: Nelson, 1970)  large format octavo, 234 pp., index, appendix, ill. with striking photos of Edwin Smith.  A very informative work on the history and development of these gardens, becoming scarce.  a v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $20

Edward Hyams, THE ENGLISH GARDEN.  (NY: Abrams, n.d. [1964])  288 pp., small folio, 188 b&w and 17 tipped-in color photos by Edwin Smith.  Virtually identical to the English imprint, this is the original full format edition of a modern classic.  a v.g. copy in badly torn d.j.  $15

Teiji Itoh, THE JAPANESE GARDEN.  (Toyko: Zokeisha Publications, 1978 [1972])  square quarto, 178 pp., index, superb color and b&w photos by Takeji Iwamiya, with attractive buckram covers.  a beautifully produced work on the features and meaning of historical Japanese gardens.  a v.g. copy in slightly worn mylar d.j.   $20

Gervais Jackson-Stops, AN ENGLISH ARCADIA: 1600-1900.  (Washington: American Institute of Architects Press, 1991)  160 pp., index, ill. with plans and designs of gardens from the archives of the National Trust.  valuable in that it taps a little-known source for gardens plans by a number of significant designers.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

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.  $15

Robert Jeffers, THE FRIENDS OF JOHN GERARD, 1545-1612, Surgeon and Botanist.  (Falls Village, CT: Herb Grower Press, 1977)  100 pp. + index, bibliography, ill. from the Herball.  The fascinating story of the creation of Gerard's monumental work, for the first time separating fact from fiction concerning its author; a very scarce item.  owner's inscription, o/w a v.g. copy in worn, darkened d.j.  $20  

Stanley Johnston Jr. [Compiler], THE CLEVELAND HERBAL, BOTANICAL, AND HORTICULTURAL COLLECTIONS: A Descriptive Bibliography of Pre-1830 Works from the Libraries of the Holden Arboretum, the Cleveland Medical Library Association, and the Garden Center of Greater Cleveland .  (Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 1992)  1012 pp., indices, bibliography, ill. with 26 halftone plates and a color frontis.  incredibly detailed descriptions of over 1000 significant early works in these three libraries in one of the scarcer and more incredible bibliographies produced in the past few years.  near fine copy in green cloth binding with red labels and gilt decoration.  $50

Anne Jones [Editor and Compiler], MRS. EARLE'S POTPOURRI.  (London: British Broadcasting Co., 1982)  152 pp., ill. with historic b&w photos and line drawings and chapterhead embellishments by Prue Theobalds.  The only (and very scarce) book to date on Maria Theresa Villiers [Mrs. C.W.] Earle, best known for four popular works in the "Garden Pot-Pourri" series as well as other books, including selections from Mrs. Earle's own works.  a v.g. copy in worn d.j.  $20

Pamela Jones, JUST WEEDS: History, Mythology and Uses.  (NY: Prentice Hall/Simon & Schuster, 1991)  303 pp., index, bibliography, glossary, ill. with very attractive color and b&w drawings by Bob Johnson.  One of the most informative and most attractive works on the subject.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $10

Michael Jordan, THE GREEN MANTLE: An Investigation into our Lost Knowledge of Plants.  (London: Cassell, 2001)  large format octavo, 288 pp., index, brief bibliography, ill. with color photos and art reproductions.  An intriguing study into the concept of the "green world" from ancient times to the present day.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Maggie Keswick, THE CHINESE GARDEN: History, Art & Architecture.  (NY: Rizzoli Publishers, 1980 [1979])  with contributions by Charles Jencks. second impression, small folio, 216 pp., index, notes, bibliography, profusely ill. in color and b&w; one of the best works on the subject, now becoming scarce.  a v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $25

Maggie Keswick, THE CHINESE GARDEN: History, Art & Architecture.  (NY: Rizzoli Publishers, 1978)  with contributions by Charles Jencks. first printing, small folio, 216 pp., index, notes, bibliography, profusely ill. in color and b&w; one of the best works on the subject, now becoming scarce.  neat owner's ink stamp on front free end-paper, o/w a v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Diana Ketcham, LE DESERT DE RETZ: A late Eighteenth-Century French Folly Garden: The Artful Landscape of Monsieur de Monville.  (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1994)  oblong quarto, 135 pp., index, bibliography, notes; ill. with modern b&w photos by Michael McKenna, and old engravings and plans, some being construction views taken from George Le Rouge's Jardins Anglo-chinois a La Mode (1785).  An attractive account of the best preserved example of the French folly garden.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Ronald King, GREAT GARDENS OF THE WORLD.  (London: Peerage Books, 1985)  quarto, 288 pp., index, bibliography, introduction by Anthony Huxley, well ill. with 300 color and 80 b&w ills.; originally issued in the United Kingdom in 1979 and more appropriately entitled The Quest for Paradise, this is not merely yet another book showing "great gardens" but rather a well‑written and uncommon comprehensive work on garden history; surprisingly scarce.  v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $10

Ronald King, ROYAL KEW.  (London: Constable, 1985)  256 pp., index, well ill. with contemporary color & b&w photos and old photos and engravings.  A highly readable and lesser known history of Kew Gardens which ha become rather scarce.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15 

Ronald King, TRESCO: ENGLAND'S ISLE OF FLOWERS, The Creation of a Garden.  (Salem, N.H.: Salem House, 1985)  160 pp., index, extensive list of plants; ill. with old b&w photos and attractive color plates from paintings by Frances le Marchant.  the fascinating story of the creation of a fabulous garden, beginning in 1834, on one of the Scilly Isles, where the temperate climate permitted an unusually wide variety of plants to be introduced to the garden.  v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $15

Ronald King, THE WORLD OF KEW.  (London: Macmillan, 1976)  quarto, 128 pp., index, decorative end-papers, profusely ill. in color and b&w.  An attractive and readable pictorial history of Kew.  v.g. copy in worn d.j.  $15

Ken & Pat Kraft, LUTHER BURBANK: The Wizard and the Man.  (NY: Meredith Press, 1967)  270 pp., index, ill. with b&w photos.  a highly readable biography of the amazing plant hybridizer and nurseryman.  owner's name, o/w a v.g. copy in worn d.j.  $5

Sanford V. Larkey & Thomas Pyles [Editors], AN HERBAL (1525).  (Bronx, NY: New York Botanical Garden/Scholars' Facsimiles and Reprints, 1941)   86 pp., index, this very scarce limited edition of 500 copies includes a facsimile of the Herbal in the British Museum along with a modern English translation, and commentary by the editors.  one corner slightly bumped, o/w a v.g. copy in green cloth binding.  $50

Susan Lasdun, THE ENGLISH PARK: Royal, Private & Public.  (NY: Vendome Press, 1992)  large format octavo, 216 pp., index, notes, well ill. in color & b&w with photos, paintings, drawings, etc.  a fascinating comprehensive study of the history of English parks and public gardens.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $10

Delores Lashley, LEGACY OF BEAUTY: The Story of Magnolia Gardens.  (Columbia, S.C.: State Printing Co., 1969)  138 pp., color photos, bibliography, map of gardens on end-papers; the story of a famous garden in Charleston, S.C. created by John Drayton in the 1840's.  surprisingly scarce.  v.g. copy in 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.  fine copy in d.j.  $10

Denise & Jean-Pierre LeDantec, READING THE FRENCH GARDEN.  (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1990)  square format, 272 pp., index, notes, a few b&w ills.  An unconventional garden history, covering these central to French garden history from Medieval times to the present.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Daphne Ledward [Compiler], THE VICTORIAN GARDEN CATALOG.  (London: Studio, 1995)  small folio, 224 pp., list of sources, profusely ill. with reproductions of pages from Victorian English garden catalogs, and 16 full color plates following a brief introduction.  A valuable work, the first to date on the subject, presented in an attractive manner.  as new in d.j.  $10

Ernst & Johanna Lehner, FOLKLORE AND ODYSSEYS OF FOOD AND MEDICINAL PLANTS.  (NY: Tudor, 1962)  quarto, 128 pp., index, bi-color cloth binding, ill. with reproductions of interesting old engravings and drawings.  The scarce companion to the author's better known work on ornamental plants.   v.g. copy in slightly wrinkled, slightly worn d.j.  $15

Ernst & Johanna Lehner, FOLKLORE AND ODYSSEYS OF FOOD AND MEDICINAL PLANTS.  (NY: Tudor, 1962)  quarto, 128 pp., index, bi-color cloth binding, ill. with reproductions of interesting old engravings and drawings.  The scarce companion to the author's better known work on ornamental plants.   neat name stamp on d.j. and front free end-paper, also label neatly tipped-in on same end-paper advertising Finch-Pruyn Papers, Glens Falls, NY, where the paper used in the book was printed, o/w a v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Ernst & Johanna Lehner, FOLKLORE AND SYMBOLISM OF FLOWERS, PLANTS AND TREES.  (NY: Tudor, 1960)  quarto, 128 pp., 200 reproductions of interesting old engravings and drawings.  v.g. copy in price-clipped d.j.  $15

Ann Leighton [Isadore Leighton Smith], AMERICAN GARDENS OF THE 19TH CENTURY.  (Amherst, MA: University of Mass. Press, 1987)  345 pp., well ill., index, bibliography, appendices; clearly the best work on the subject.  fine copy in d.j.  $20

Ann Leighton [Isadore Leighton Smith], EARLY AMERICAN GARDENS; For Meate or Medicine.  (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1970), 441 pp., ill., bibliography, plant list; covers the pre-1700 period. the seminal work on the subject and first in the series.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Ann Leighton [Isadore Leighton Smith], AMERICAN GARDENS OF THE 18TH CENTURY: For Use and  Delight.  (Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1976)  514 pp., ill., index, bibliography;  an extremely significant work, becoming increasingly scarce.   v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Allison Kyle Leopold, THE VICTORIAN GARDEN.  (NY:L Clarkson Potter, 1995)  large format octavo, 184 pp., index, glossary, appendices listing sources, ill. with color photos by Edward Addeo and reproductions from period works such as nursery catalogs.  an attractive overview of Victorian gardening by an expert on the Victorian lifestyle.  v.g. copy in slightly wrinkled d.j.  $10

Hazel LeRougetel, THE CHELSEA GARDENER: Philip Miller, 1691-1771.  (Portland: Timber Press, 1990)  212 pp., index, bibliography, appendices, ill. in color and b&w from old works.  The definitive biography, already scarce, of the long-time curator of the Physic Garden and author of the immensely popular Gardener's Dictionary.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Hazel LeRougetel, A HERITAGE OF ROSES.  (Owings Mills, MD: Stemmer House, 1988)  Foreword by Graham S. Thomas.  176 pp., index, bibliography, appendices, well ill. with color photos and reproductions of all sorts of old illustrations.  an attractive and highly readable rose history filled with much interesting information.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

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 d.j.  $20

Chen Lifang & Yu Sianglin, THE GARDEN ART OF CHINA.  (Portland: Timber Press, 1986)  quarto, 223 pp., index, ill. with 38 color and 81 b&w photos as well as detailed drawings and garden plans. the first book on the subject written by Chinese authors for a western audience, which has become rather scarce.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

[Prince] Charles-Joseph De Ligne, COUP D'OEIL AT BELOEIL, and a Number of European Gardens.  Translated and Edited by Basil Guy.  (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991)  quarto, 295 pp., index, extensive bibliography, list of gardens described in the work.  well ill. from period engravings and paintings, maps and garden plans.  A fine quality modern edition of a 1795 work, ostensibly dealing with the elegant gardens of the Prince (1735-1814) at Beloeil in Belgium, but also providing a wealth of information on other European gardens of the era.  as new in d.j.  $20

Massimo Listri & Cesare Cunacca, ITALIAN PARKS AND GARDENS.  (NY: Rizzoli, 1995)  small square folio, 239 pp., map, ill. with color photos.  a wonderfully-produced new work appropriately depicting majestic gardens and their features.  fine copy in d.j.  $25

Cheng Liyao, ANCIENT CHINESE ARCHITECTURE: IMPERIAL GARDENS.  (NY: Springer Verlag-Wein, 1988)  folio, 206 pp., decorative end-papers, chronology, appendix, ill. with 131 fabulous color photos as well as garden plans and building designs.  One of a series of 10 volumes, issued separately and beautifully produced on ancient Chinese architecture.  These volumes of superior quality are rather scarce.  fine copy green cloth binding with gilt decoration, in d.j. in protective clamshell box.  $75

Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, THE GARDENS AND PARKS AT HAMPTON COURT PALACE.  (London: Frances Lincoln, 2005)  quarto, 208 pp., index, bibliography, notes, ill. with period b&w photos and fine modern color photos by Vivian Russell.  The best book to date on the finest Baroque park and garden complex in Great Britain.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

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 d.j.  $15

Charles Lyte, THE KITCHEN GARDEN.  (Sparkford, UK: Oxford Illustrated Press, 1984)  214 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with color photos and reproductions of old plates, and a few small engravings in the text.  a scarce work presenting the fascinating history of the English kitchen garden.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Dawn Macleod, DOWN-TO-EARTH WOMEN: Those Who Care For the Soil.  (Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1982)  186 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with b&w photos.  a very useful and rather scarce work covering 50 women gardeners, many of whom are not covered in similar books on their more famous counterparts.  v.g. copy in worn d.j.  $20

Judith Major, TO LIVE IN THE NEW WORLD: A.J. Downing and American Landscape Gardening.  (Cambridge, MA: M.I.T. Press, 1997)  square large format octavo, decorative end-papers, 242 pp., index, bibliography, notes, ill. with many period illustrations.  The best work yet on Andrew Jackson Downing (1815-1852), author of the first American work on landscape gardening.  Despite a brief career with a tragic end, the importance of Downing's work and his influence in the field are overwhelming.  fine copy in d.j.  $20

Edward Malins, ENGLISH LANDSCAPING AND LITERATURE, 1660-1840.  (London: Oxford University Press, 1966)  186 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with a few b&w reproductions of old plates.  An intriguing and very scarce study of the effects of English literature and art of various ages on the design and creation of gardens of the times.  v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $20

Norma H. Mandel, BEYOND THE GARDEN GATE: The Life of Celia Laighton Thaxter.  (Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 2004)  197 pp., index, bibliography, notes, ill. with a few period b&w plates.  An excellent new biography of the female author and artist best known for An Island Garden (1894).  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Paolo Mantegazza, THE LEGENDS OF FLOWERS.  (NY: William Farquhar Payson, 1930)  from English sheets.  199 pp., color frontis and 22 chapter-head line drawings by A. Gatlish; translated from the Italian by Mrs. Alexander Kennedy.  an uncommon and attractive floral dictionary.  owner's name, b.s. faded., o/w a v.g. copy in green cloth binding.  $10

Laura Martin, THE FOLKLORE OF TREES & SHRUBS.  (Chester, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 1992)  221 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with attractive b&w line drawings.  The best of few works on this specific subject to date, covering 100 trees and shrubs; the author's scarcest work.  v.g. copy in attractive d.j.  $15

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 attractive d.j.  $15

Laura Martin, WILDFLOWER FOLKLORE.  (Chester, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 1988 [1984])  256 pp., index, appendix, bibliography, ill. in b&w by drawings of Margaret Chase Dreyer; a well written and well researched approach to folklore of American wildflowers, organized by color and presented in an attractive format.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Laura Martin, WILDFLOWER FOLKLORE.  (Chapel Hill, NC: East Woods Press, 1984)  256 pp., index, appendix, bibliography, ill. in b&w by drawings of Margaret Chase Dreyer; a well written and well researched approach to folklore of American wildflowers, organized by color and presented in an attractive format.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Peter Martin, THE PLEASURE GARDENS OF VIRGINIA: From Jamestown to Jefferson.  (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1991)  240 pp., index, notes, bibliographical essay; ill. in b&w with photos and reproductions of old maps and engravings.  A fine modern scholarly work updating the older classics on the subject.  v.g. copy in d.j., with a press release from the publisher included.  $20

Tovah Martin, ONCE UPON A WINDOWSILL: A History of Indoor Plants.  (Portland, OR: Timber Press, 1988)  quarto, 303 pp., index, bibliography, plant list, ill. in b&w with period engravings and woodcuts.  By far the most complete history of indoor gardening in the United States.  v.g. copy in d.j., nicely inscribed to the garden historian, Alan Emmet.  $20

Tovah Martin, ONCE UPON A WINDOWSILL: A History of Indoor Plants.  (Portland, OR: Timber Press, 1988)  quarto, 303 pp., index, bibliography, plant list, ill. in b&w with period engravings and woodcuts.  By far the most complete history of indoor gardening in the United States.  v.g. copy in d.j., signed by the author.  $15

Betty Massingham, A CENTURY OF GARDENERS.  (London: Faber, 1982)  256 pp., indices, bibliography, ill. with monochrome plates.  Fascinating essays on some late 19th and early 20th century  gardeners, including some whom little has been written about, such as "Canon" Ellacombe, James Shirley Hibberd, "Viscountess" Wolseley, Louise Y. King, Maria Theresa Earle, F.A. Hampton, Wm. Keble Martin & Eleanor S. Rohde. becoming scarce.  owner's name, o/w a v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Betty Massingham, MISS JEKYLL: Portrait of a Great Gardener.  (London: Country Life, 1966)  195 pp., index, bibliography; the standard Jekyll biography, now becoming scarce.  v.g. copy in slightly sunned d.j.  $20

Georgina Masson, ITALIAN GARDENS. (NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1961)  first American edition. small folio, 300 pp., 213 photographic illustrations, index, bibliography, footnotes.  The desirable first edition of a finely produced work, a classic illustrated garden history.  original buckram binding, printed on distinctive gray paper and tan paper.  v.g. copy in torn d.j.  $50

David McClintock, COMPANION TO FLOWERS.  (London: Bell, 1966)  253 pp., index, monochrome ill. from old works.  a highly readable and uncommon work on the history and folklore of British wild flowers.  v.g. copy in worn d.j.  $15

Barbara McEwan, WHITE HOUSE LANDSCAPES: Horticultural Achievements of American Presidents.  (NY: Walker, 1992)  large square format, 216 pp., index, bibliography, notes, ill. with b&w photos & drawings.  a very informative work that is not well known and rather scarce.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

J[ames] Horace McFarland, MEMOIRS OF A ROSE MAN: Tales From Breeze Hill.  (Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 1949)  144 pp., ill. with b&w photos.  The highly readable autobiographical account of his years of experiences as a famous rosarian. v.g. copy in well worn d.j.  $15

Sam McGredy & Sean Jennet, A FAMILY OF ROSES.  (NY: Dodd Mead, 1972)  168 pp., index, appendices, ill. with attractive full-page b&w drawings by Gillian Kenny.  The fascinating detailed story of rose breeding and introduction by four generations of the famous McGredy  family.  v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $10

Alain Meilland [In Collaboration with Gilles Lambert], A LIFE IN ROSES.  (Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois Press, 1984)  translated and revised by Richard C. & L. Clark Keating.  158 pp., appendices, ill. with b&w line drawings and b&w and color photos.  The fascinating story of the family of French hybridizers and growers of modern roses.  v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $10

Amy Bess Miller, SHAKER HERBS: A History and Compendium.  (NY: Potter, 1976)  large format, 272 pp., index, bibliography, glossary, 100 ills. in b&w and color from the 1886-1887 drawings of Cora Sarle of the Canterbury (NH) Shaker community.  An important work, as the Shakers were not only masters of plant lore but also pioneers in the production and marketing of medicinal herbs and other natural products.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Amy Bess Miller, SHAKER MEDICINAL HERBS.  (Pownal, VT: Storey Books, 1998)  square quarto, 215 pp., index, bibliography, glossary, well ill. in color and b&w with period and contemporary photos, engravings, sketches including the drawings of Cora Helena Sarle.  A beautifully produced updated edition of Shaker Herbs (1976) in a more attractive format with many additional illustrations.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Mara Miller, THE GARDEN AS AN ART.  (Albany: State University of NY Press, 1993)  pictorial boards, 233 pp., index, bibliography, notes, ill. with a few b&w photos.  An interesting and very uncommon scholarly study, a far cry from the many "coffee table" books on the same subject.  v.g. copy (no d.j. was issued)  $20

Naomi Miller, HEAVENLY CAVES: Reflections on the Garden Grotto.  (NY: Brazillier, 1982)  141 pp., index, appendices, notes; ill. with b&w photos and old engravings; one of the very few serious works on the subject, and now rather scarce  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Naomi Miller & Kathryn Gleason [Editors], THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF GARDEN AND FIELD.  (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1994)  229 pp., index, notes, ill. with b&w photos and drawings.  a series of interesting case studies where modern technology has yielded some amazing results.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Alessandro Minelli, THE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF PADUA, 1545-1995.  (Venice: Marsilio Editori, 1995)  quarto, 311 pp., bibliography/notes, ill. in b&w from old mss. and with contemporary color photos.  a series of excellent essays on all aspects of this fine garden's history and activities.  fine copy in d.j.  $15

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.  as new in d.j.  $10

Charles Moore & William J. Mitchell & William Turnbull Jr., THE POETICS OF GARDENS.  (Cambridge, MA: M.I.T. Press, 1989)  quarto, 257 pp., index, bibliography, well. ill. with monochrome photos, plans and drawings.  A unique world-wide study of various aspects of garden history reveals many insights into the qualities that make gardens special places.  As with Hugh Johnson's The Principles of Gardening, this difficult-to-classify work should become a landmark in works dealing with the philosophy of gardening.  as new in d.j.  $25

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.  as new in d.j.  $15

Edwin Morris, THE GARDENS OF CHINA: History, Art, and Meanings.  (NY: Scribners, 1983)  quarto, 273 pp., index, appendices, bibliography, ill. in color & b&w; an interesting and now rather scarce study of the philosophy and characteristics of Chinese gardens from ancient times to the present; v.g. in slightly worn d.j.  $25

Ernest Morrison, J. HORACE MCFARLAND:  A Thirst For Beauty.  (Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1985)  Foreword by Bruce Babbitt.  393 pp., index, bibliography, notes, appendices, ill. with reproductions of historic b&w photos. The first and only definitive biography of the famous author, rosarian, nurseryman, and early advocate for national parks.  fine copy in d.j.  $20

Timothy Mowl, GENTLEMEN AND PLAYERS: Gardeners of the English Landscape.  (Phoenix Mill, UK: Sutton Publishing, 2000)  large format octavo, 218 pp., decorative papers, index, extensive notes and bibliography, ill. in color and b&w with reproductions of period illustrations.  A highly readable new study of English landscape gardening in the 18th century.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $25

Bill Neal, GARDENER'S LATIN: A Lexicon.  (Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 1992)  small square format octavo, 136 pp., attractively ill. with old woodcuts and engravings.  While this work does not pretend to match Stearn's Botanical Latin, it is a very attractive and quite informative work on the origins of botanical names and related flower lore.  v.g. copy in attractive d.j.  $10

Rose Nichols, ENGLISH PLEASURE GARDENS.  (NY: Macmillan, 1902)  first edition. 324 pp., index, ill. with 11 plans and 300 photos, decorative cover; an important early 20th century work, still valuable for reference.  some cover soiling, o/w internally a v.g., clean, tight copy in white cloth binding with tri-color decoration.  $30

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 d.j.  $10

Denise Otis, GROUNDS FOR PLEASURE: Four Centuries of the American Garden.  (NY: Harry Abrams, 2002)  352 pp., large quarto, decorative end-papers, index, bibliography, glossary, notes, ill. with beautiful color photos as well as reproductions of old engravings and drawings.  a very attractive new illustrated American garden history.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Anna Pavord, THE NAMING OF NAMES: The Search for Order in the World of Plants.  (London: Bloomsbury, 2005)  471 pp., index, bibliography, notes, appendices, a wide variety of period color and b&w ills.  A fascinating detailed study of the development of plant nomenclature from ancient times through the 17th century.  fine copy in d.j.  $15

Anna Pavord, THE TULIP: The Story of a Flower That Has Made Men Mad.  (London/NY: Bloomsbury, 1999)  439 pp., decorative end-papers, index, bibliography, notes, appendices (lists of plants), ill. in color with a few modern photos and many wonderful old plates of tulips.  The complete history of the tulip, from its discovery to "Tulipomania" and its modern breeding and marketing: a long overdue work of great merit.  fine copy in d.j.  $15  

Nikolaus Pevsner [Editor], THE PICTURESQUE GARDEN & ITS INFLUENCES OUTSIDE THE BRITISH ISLES .  (Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks, 1974) 121 pp., ill. with monochrome plates from period sources.  a most valuable work not only defining the English Landscape Garden , but treating adaptations by amateur architects and English-type gardens in eastern Europe.  No. II in the Dumbarton Oaks Colloquium On The History of Landscape Architecture.  v.g copy in worn but very uncommon d.j.  $40  

Roger Phillips and Martyn Rix, THE QUEST FOR THE ROSE.  (NY: Random House, 1993)  quarto, 256 pp., index, bibliography, profusely ill. with color photos.  an interesting work combining a pictorial rose encyclopedia with a rose history, useful in identifying old roses.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $25

Filippo Pizzoni, THE GARDEN: A History in Landscape and Art.  (NY: Rizzoli, 1999)  small squarish folio, 263 pp., bibliography, glossary, profusely ill. in b&w and color with photos, plans and sketches.  An attractive and interesting new history of the art of the garden.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

C. Chicheley Plowden, A MANUAL OF PLANT NAMES.  (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1972 [1968])  260 pp., index, one of the least known floral dictionaries including a useful chapter on the naming of plants.  v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $15

George Plumptre, ROYAL GARDENS.  (London: Collins, 1981)  large format octavo, 244 pp., index, ill. with fine color and b&w photos by Derry Moore.  an attractive and well written work with good coverage on the less famous royal gardens.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $10  

Susan Davis Price, MINNESOTA GARDENS: An Illustrated History.  (Afton, MN: Afton Historical Society Press, 1995)  square quarto, 167 pp., index, bibliography, notes, well ill. with color and b&w photos.  A very scarce study, clearly the best on the subject to date.  v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j., signed by the author.  $20

Walter Punch [Editor], KEEPING EDEN: A History of Gardening in America.  (Boston: Bullfinch, 1992) quarto, 275 pp., index, well ill. in color & b&w, bibliography and notes accompanying each essay; produced by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, it includes excellent essays by Wm. H. Adams, Gordon de Wolf, Tovah Martin, Keith Crotz, and others.  an excellent and long overdue work.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Charles Quest-Ritson, THE ENGLISH GARDEN: A SOCIAL HISTORY.  (London: Viking, 2003)  large format octavo, 280 pp., index, bibliography, notes, interesting decorative end-papers, ill. with a wide variety of plates from all periods in color and b&w.  A fascinating and refreshing new study of English gardens over time by analyzing lifestyle, class, and economics.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Charles Quest-Ritson, THE ENGLISH GARDEN: A SOCIAL HISTORY.  (Boston: David Godine, 2003)  large format octavo, 280 pp., index, bibliography, notes, interesting decorative end-papers, ill. with a wide variety of plates from all periods in color and b&w.  A fascinating and refreshing new study of English gardens over time by analyzing lifestyle, class, and economics.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Charles Quest-Ritson, THE ENGLISH GARDEN ABROAD.  (London/NY: Viking, 1992)  large format octavo, 232 pp., index, well ill. in b&w and color; an interesting study, now becoming scarce, of British influence on design of other European gardens, because of British garden designers or British expatriates living on the continent.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Vernon Quinn, ROOTS: Their Place in Life and Legend.  (NY: Frederick Stokes, 1938)  230 pp., index, decorative end-papers, ill. with the distinctive engravings of Marie A. Lawson.  One of the less common Quinn titles, and probably the best work ever written on the subject.  owner's name, o/w a v.g. copy in orange cloth binding in torn but uncommon and attractive d.j.  $15

Vernon Quinn, SHRUBS IN THE GARDEN and Their Legends.  (NY: Stokes, 1940)  308 pp., index, decorative end-papers, ill. with the distinctive engravings of Marie A. Lawson.  One of the less common Quinn titles.  inscribed by the author, a v.g., clean, tight copy in torn but very attractive d.j.  $25

Vernon Quinn, SHRUBS IN THE GARDEN and Their Legends.  (NY: Stokes, 1940)  308 pp., index, decorative end-papers, ill. with the distinctive engravings of Marie A. Lawson.  One of the less common Quinn titles.  a v.g. copy in orange cloth binding.  $15

Vernon Quinn, STORIES AND LEGENDS OF GARDEN FLOWERS.  (NY: Stokes, 1939)  2nd printing.  245 pp., index, illustrated throughout with attractive engravings by Marie Lawson, large format, attractive end-papers designed by the illustrator.  By far the least common of Quinn's five works (the others covered seeds, leaves, roots and vegetables), and the only one in a larger format.  The fascinating stories and charming illustrations made for a truly fascinating work.  owner's name, o/w a v.g. clean, tight copy in slightly torn d.j.  $25

Vernon Quinn, STORIES AND LEGENDS OF GARDEN FLOWERS.  (NY: Stokes, 1939)  2nd printing.  245 pp., index, illustrated throughout with attractive engravings by Marie Lawson, large format, attractive end-papers designed by the illustrator.  By far the least common of Quinn's five works (the others covered seeds, leaves, roots and vegetables), and the only one in a larger format.  The fascinating stories and charming illustrations made for a truly fascinating work.  v.g. clean, tight copy in slightly worn d.j.  $25

Vernon Quinn, STORIES AND LEGENDS OF GARDEN FLOWERS.  (NY: Stokes, 1939)  2nd printing.  245 pp., index, illustrated throughout with attractive engravings by Marie Lawson, large format, attractive end-papers designed by the illustrator.  By far the least common of Quinn's five works (the others covered seeds, leaves, roots, and vegetables), and the only one in a larger format.  The fascinating stories and charming illustrations made for a truly fascinating work.  v.g. copy in worn d.j.  $15

Vernon Quinn, VEGETABLES IN THE GARDEN and Their Legends.  (Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1942)  261 pp., index, decorative end-papers, ill. with the distinctive engravings of Marie A. Lawson.  One of the less common Quinn titles, and probably the best work ever written on the subject.  owner's inscription, end-papers darkened, o/w a v.g. copy in green cloth binding.  $15

Pierre & Susanne Rambach, GARDENS OF LONGEVITY IN CHINA & JAPAN: The Art of the Stone Raisers.  (Geneva/NY: Skira/Rizzoli, 1987)  folio, 231 pp., index, ill. with 246 superb color and b&w photos, bibliography, list of gardens; a truly outstanding production: probably the finest recent work on Oriental gardens (the only one dealing with raised stone gardens in detail) and now rather scarce.  fine copy in (v.g.) d.j. in (v.g.) protective box.  $60

Pierre & Susanne Rambach, GARDENS OF LONGEVITY IN CHINA & JAPAN: The Art of the Stone Raisers.  (Geneva/NY: Skira/Rizzoli, 1987)  folio, 231 pp., index, ill. with 246 superb color and b&w photos, bibliography, list of gardens; a truly outstanding production: probably the finest recent work on Oriental gardens (the only one dealing with raised stone gardens in detail) and now rather scarce.  v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $50

Ronald Rees, INTERIOR LANDSCAPING: Gardens and the Domestic Environment.  (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993)  large format, 190 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with b&w photos.  An interesting study on various aspects of the use of landscape and the garden in interior decoration, from garden rooms and ferneries to garden motifs on wall covering.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Merle Reinikka, A HISTORY OF THE ORCHID.  (Portland: Timber Press, 1995 [1972])  revised edition, with a foreword by Rebecca Northen.  324 pp., index, bibliographical references, ill. with photos and engravings, including portraits of notables in the field.  The only serious work on the subject to date, with good coverage of plant hunting for orchids.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Harry Roberts, ENGLISH GARDENS.  (London: Collins, 1947 [1944])  interesting bicolor pictorial boards.  48 pp., ill. with very attractive color and b&w plates after paintings and drawings.  A charming small work on English garden history on the "Britain in Pictures" series.  v.g. copy in v.g.  $5  

Eleanor S. Rohde, THE OLD ENGLISH GARDENING BOOKS.  (London: Martin Hopkinson Co., 1924)  144 pp., index, detailed bibliography, ills. reproducing period engravings and woodcuts.  the very scarce original edition of a classic work that comprised Vol. 5 of the New Aldine Library.  owner's name, aquamarine paper-covered boards with tan buckram b.s., worn at edges and a bit darkened, internally a v.g., clean tight copy printed on quality paper by the Chiswick Press.  $100

Eleanor Rohde, THE OLD ENGLISH HERBALS.  (London: Minerva Press, 1972 [1922])  243      pp., index, detailed bibliography, ills. reproducing period engravings and woodcuts.  A high quality reprint edition of one of the best works on herbals from the earliest times, now as scarce as the original edition.  copy #274 of limited edition of 500 copies.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $100

Eleanor Sinclair Rohde, SHAKESPEARE'S WILD FLOWERS, Fairy Lore, Gardens and Herbs, Gatherers of Simples and Bee Lore.  (London: The Medici Society, n.d. [1944])  236 pp., index, plant list, ill. with charming color and b&w plates.  a fascinating and well researched book and probably the author's scarcest work.  minor spotting of rear cover, o/w a v.g. in brown cloth binding.  $35

Graham Rose & Peter King, THE LOVE OF ROSES: From Myth to Modern Culture.  (London: Quiller Press, 1990)  224 pp., index, well ill. with old and new ills. in color and b&w.  a well produced and highly readable uncommon modern work on rose history and lore.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Frederic Rosengarten, THE BOOK OF SPICES.  (Wynnewood, PA: Livingston Publishing, 1969)  large format octavo, 489 pp., indices, bibliography, decorative end-papers, profusely ill. in color in b&w with photos, drawings, engravings, and maps.  A most thorough work with fascinating information on history and lore of many spices from all over the word.  v.g. copy in red cloth binding.  $20

Jean Jacques Rousseau, PURE CURIOSITY.  (NY/London: Paddington Press, 1979)  large format, 156 pp., bibliography, glossary, interesting marbleized end-papers and marbleized paper boards.  ill. with faithful reproductions of the original color plates by P.J. Redoute.  A series of botanical letters and notes toward a dictionary of botanical terms was written by the French philosopher in 1771-1773, and published in the early 19th century.  This volume reproduces the plates from the 1821 edition of La Botanique, with a new translation by Kate Ottevaner and an introduction by Roy McMullen. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $20

[Georgius Evarhardus Rumphius], RUMPHIUS' ORCHIDS: Translated, edited, annotated, and with an Introduction by E.M. Beckman.  (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003)  172 pp., index, bibliography, detailed notes, glossary, ill. with a few plates from the Ambonese Herbal and other period illustrations.  Rumphius (1627-1702) was an important 17th century botanist who was the first person to describe and illustrate tropical orchids.  This work reproduces the text on orchids from his monumental Dutch-language herbal with extensive commentary by Professor Beckman.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Jack Sanders, HEDGEMAIDS & FAIRY CANDLES: The Lives & Lore of North American Wild Flowers.  (Camden, ME: Ragged Mountain Press, 1993)  large format octavo, 232 pp., index, bibliography, attractive decorative end-papers, ill. with line drawings by Dawn Petersen.  an outstanding and uncommon work on the folklore and natural history of wild flowers.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15  

Jack Sanders, THE SECRETS OF WILDFLOWERS: A Delightful feast of Little-Known Facts. Folklore, an History.  ( Guilford , CT : Globe Pequot Press, 2093)  large oblong format octavo, 302 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with engravings from old sources and color photos by the author.  an outstanding work with emphasis on medicinal plant uses.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Mollie Sands, THE GARDENS OF HAMPTON COURT.  (London: Evans Bros., 1950)  248 pp., bibliography, ill. in color & b&w from old works.  a highly readable and detailed study of these particular royal gardens. tiny spot on rear cover, o/w a v.g. copy.  $20

Kay Sanecki, HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH HERB GARDEN.  (London: Ward Lock, 1992)  128 pp., index, bibliography, appendices, well il. in color and b&w with contemporary photos of historic herb gardens, and from older works as well.  a well designed, attractive overview of the subject from the 10th century to the present.  as new in d.j.  $20

Anne Scott-Janes & Osbert Lancaster, THE PLEASURE GARDEN.  (Ipswich, MA: Gambit, 1977)  128 pp., delightful line illustrations; a charming and witty history of British gardening.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $10

Anne Scott-Janes, THE COTTAGE GARDEN.  (London: Allen-Lane, 1981)  159 pp., index, appendix, ill. with charming period color and b&w plates.  One of the best works ever written on the subject, and now rather scarce.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $25

Nicolette Scourse, THE VICTORIANS AND THEIR FLOWERS.  (London: Croom Helm, 1983)  195 pp., index, appendix, glossary, bibliography, well ill. in color and b&w; an informative work written about the philosophies of gardeners in this era, from the outlook of a social historian.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Vincent Scully, FRENCH ROYAL GARDENS: The Designs of Andre Le Notre.  (NY: Rizzoli, 1992)  oblong format, 144 pp., bibliography, chronology.  illustrated with the striking black-and-white photographs of Jeannie Baubion-Mackler.  an outstanding work capturing the essence of Le Notre's formal gardens of the 17th century.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Roy Shepherd, HISTORY OF THE ROSE.  (NY: Coleman, 1978)  reprint edition. Introduction by Lily Shohan.  264 pp., index, bibliography, ill.;  still considered one of the standard rose histories.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Sue Shephard, SEEDS OF FORTUNE: A Gardening Dynasty.  (London/NY: Bloomsbury, 2003)  300 pp., index, bibliography, notes, ill. with b&w and color reproductions of a variety of period illustrations.  Finally a biography of the Veitch family, England's most influential nurserymen, responsible for thousands of plant introductions from around the globe.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Melanie Simo, FOREST AND GARDEN: Traces of Wildness in a Modernizing Land, 1897-1949.  (Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 2003)  302 pp., index, notes, ill. with a few b&w photos.  A fascinating study of how interest in the American landscape led to the popularity of natural gardening and use of native materials in American landscape design.  fine copy in d.j., signed by the author.  $25

Melanie Simo, LOUDON AND THE LANDSCAPE: From Country Seat to Metropolis, 1783-1843.  (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1988) 337 pp., index, footnotes, appendices, well ill. with period materials in color and b&w; the finest study to date of Loudon's ideals, works and influences.  becoming increasingly scarce, signed by author, v.g. copy in d.j.  $25

Tim Smit, THE LOST GARDENS OF HELIGAN.  (London: Victor Gollancz/Channel Four Television Corporation, 1997)  large format octavo, 263+ pp., ill. with color photos.  The fascinating story of the revival of gardens in the mild coastal area of Cornwall, with special attention paid to the details of the garden and structure restoration work.  a v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

William Stearn, BOTANICAL LATIN.  (Newton Abbot, UK: David & Charles, 1992)  546 pp., index, extensive vocabulary.  The definitive work on the subject, first issued in 1966 and extensively enlarged, including interesting material on the history and development of plant nomenclature.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

William Stearn [Editor], JOHN LINDLEY, 1799-1865, Gardener, Botanist, and Pioneer Orchidologist.  (Woodbridge, UK: Antique Collectors Club, 1999)  large format octavo, decorative end-papers, 231 pp., index, detailed bibliography.  ill. with reproductions of old color plates of flowers and a portrait on oil of Lindley, and a few b&w documents.  Finally a biography on this important author and figure in British horticulture.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $25

Jean Stone & Louise Brodie [Editors], TALES OF THE OLD GARDENERS.  (Newton Abbot, UK: David & Charles, 1995 [1994])  large format octavo, 191 pp., index, ill. with b&w photos and wonderful new color paintings created for this unique work.  This uncommon book differs substantially from other anthologies of advice from "great gardeners" in both contents and appearance.  A fascinating book distilling the advice of some unsung but highly accomplished old‑time English gardeners.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Roy Strong, ROYAL GARDENS.  (NY: Pocket/Simon & Schuster, 1992)  square quarto, 168 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with excellent color photos by Andrew Lawson.  the most recent of a series of works on the subject.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $5

Dorothy Stroud, CAPABILITY BROWN.  (London: Country Life, 1957)  revised edition, with an Introduction by Christopher Hussey.  quarto, 228 pp., index, notes, appendices, profusely ill. with b&w photos and reproductions of old engravings, and a color frontis.  First issued in 1930 and substantively revised, this remains the best scholarly biography of the most important landscape architect of his era.  v.g. copy in damaged d.j.  $35

Dorothy Stroud, CAPABILITY BROWN.  (London: Country Life, 1950)  revised edition, with an Introduction by Christopher Hussey.  quarto, 224 pp., index, notes, appendices, profusely ill. with b&w photos and reproductions of old engravings, and a color frontis.  First issued in 1930 and substantively revised, this remains the best scholarly biography of the most important landscape architect of his era.  v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $45

David Stuart and James Sutherland, PLANTS FROM THE PAST: Old Flowers For New Gardens.  (NY: Viking, 1987)  255 pp., index, appendices, well ill. in color and b&w with modern photos and reproductions of old illustrations.  a rather scarce work, and one of the best on this subject.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

David Stuart, DANGEROUS GARDEN: The Quest for Plants to Change Our Lives.  (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2004)  large format octavo, 208 pp.. index, bibliography, nicely ill. with period color and b& plates.  A fascinating treatise on the early history of the collection of healing and killing plants.  v.g. copy in slightly torn d.j.  $20

David Stuart, GEORGIAN GARDENS.  (London: Hale, 1979)  256 pp., index, bibliography, gazetteer of gardens; well ill. with photos, sketches and engravings.  covers the period 1750-1830.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

David Stuart, PLANTS THAT SHAPED OUR GARDENS.  (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2002)  large format octavo, 208 pp., index, bibliography, chronology, ill. with many attractive period ills., in color and b&w.  a fascinating overview of the history of botanical exploration and plant introductions.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

David Stuart, THE GARDEN TRIUMPHANT: A Victorian Legacy.  (NY: Harper, 1988)  317 pp., index, bibliography, period illustrations in color and b&w, gazetteer of gardens; a work that captures the enthusiasm of the gardening public in America and England in Victorian times, replete with successes and excesses.  as new in d.j.  $15

Judith Sumner, AMERICAN HOUSEHOLD BOTANY: A History of Useful Plants, 1620-1900.  (Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2000)  396 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with color photos and b&w engravings from old works.  An excellent work on cultivated medicinal plants from the author of the 2000 work The Natural History of Medicinal Plants.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

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 d.j.  signed by the author.  $10

Adam Sweeting, READING HOUSES AND BUILDING BOOKS: Andrew Jackson Downing and the Architecture of Popular Antebellum Literature, 1835-1855.  (Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1996)  230 pp., index, notes, bibliographic essay; ill. with period b&w plates.  an interesting study of the philosophical and cultural implications of Downing;s work that transcended mere architecture and landscape design.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

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.  fine copy in d.j.  $10

Judith Tankard, GARDENS OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT: Reality and Imagination.  (NY: Abrams, 2004)  large format octavo, 216 pp., index, bibliography, notes, list of gardens. ill. with color and b&w photos, paintings, and drawings.  An attractively designed and very informative new work that it is both scholarly and highly readable.  v.g. copy in d.j., with a review notice included.  $25

Geoffrey Taylor, THE VICTORIAN FLOWER GARDEN. (London: Skeffington, 1952)  212 pp., index, notes, ill. with a few color plates, b&w photos and engravings.  an uncommon, small-format book, certainly less attractive than the more recent works on the subject, but very well written and equally as interesting reading.  v.g. copy in aquamarine cloth binding.  $15

Gladys Taylor, OLD LONDON GARDENS.  (Hornchurch, UK: Ian Henry, 1977 [1953])  194 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with 43 b&w ills.; an excellent overview history of London gardens set in the context of the eras when they were created.  a v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Patrick Taylor, GARDENS OF BRITAIN: A HISTORIC VIEW.  (Paris: Vilo International, 2001)  square quarto, 159 pp., bibliography, ill. with excellent color photos.  an interesting and attractive new garden history in a somewhat different format.  fine copy in d.j.  $10

Raymond Taylor, PLANTS OF COLONIAL DAYS: A Guide to One Hundred and Sixty Flowers, Shrubs, and Trees in the Gardens of Colonial Williamsburg.  (Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg, 1964 [1952])  third printing. small format octavo, 107 pp., index, ill. with attractive b&w line drawings by Dorothy L. Park.  An attractive little handbook containing useful history and lore information.  v.g. copy in original decorative wraps.  $10

Christopher Thacker, ENGLAND'S HISTORIC GARDENS.  (Toronto: McGraw Hill Ryerson, 1989)  quarto, 160 pp., index, bibliography, map, ill. with color photos by John Bethel.  covers "Grade I" listed parks and gardens rated by the Historic Buildings & Monuments Commission.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Christopher Thacker, THE HISTORY OF GARDENS.  (London: Croom Helm, 1979)  288 pp., well ill. in color & b&w, bibliography;  A good comprehensive study by the Editor of Garden History.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $25

Christopher Thacker, THE HISTORY OF GARDENS.  (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1979)  288 pp., well ill. in color & b&w, bibliography;  A good comprehensive study by the Editor of Garden History.  v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $20

William Beach Thomas, GARDENS.  (London: Burke, 1952)  302 pp., ill., index;  an unusually interesting book on garden history written by an outdoorsman for the "Pleasures of Life" series.  v.g. copy in worn d.j.  $15

George Thompson, A MAN AND HIS GARDEN: The Story of Pierre S. dupont's Development of Longwood Gardens.  (Kennett Square, Pa.: Longwood Gardens, 1976)  203 pp., ill., appendices;  the only work on the subject.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $10

Ian Thompson, THE SUN KING'S GARDEN: Louis XIV, Andre Le Notre and the Creation of the Gardens of Versailles.  (London/NY: Bloomsbury Books, 2006)  large format octavo, 370 pp., index, bibliography, notes, decorative end-papers, ill. in b&w and color from many period sources.  A number of works have been written on Le Notre and most works on Versailles have been coffee-table type books; this is the first comprehensive study of the creation of these famous gardens.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $25

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  as new in d.j.  $10

Cordelia Harris Turner, THE FLORAL KINGDOM: its History, Sentiment and Poetry.  (Chicago, IL: Standard Columbian Company, 1891 [1877]) "sold only by subscription"  quarto, 476 pp., ill. with engraved designs and a few pasted in color lithographed plates, "index of sentiment;"  an unusual large format floral dictionary, covering over 300 plants in some depth, including plant lore and poetry citations for each.  The work also includes botanical information and information on plant classifications as well as cultural data.  A scarce and unusual floral dictionary.  An anonymous reprint in decorative red cloth with silver decoration; front free end-paper detached, minor paper darkening from age, b.s. slightly faded and a little wear at the top, but in general a v.g. copy considering the age, format, and quality of the paper.  $120

W[illiam] B[ertram] Turrill, ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW: Past and Present.  (London: Herbert Jenkins, 1959)  Foreword by George Taylor.  255 pp., references, fold-out map, well ill. with b&w photos.  a dependable and very interesting scarce older work on Kew that is very informative.  v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $20

Jenny Uglow, A LITTLE HISTORY OF BRITISH GARDENING.  (NY: North Point Press, 2004)  342 pp., decorative end-papers, index, notes, list of gardens, ill. in color and b&w with an assortment of plates from all eras.  A highly readable summary British garden history presented a more attractive format than the better known, established works.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

C[onstance] M[arie] Villiers-Stuart, GARDENS OF THE GREAT MUGHALS.  (London: Black, 1913) 290+ pp., index, glossary, ill. with attractive color plates from paintings by the author (including color frontis), photos and period ills.  A scarce and still important early work on the subject, and Probably the most significant and desirable of the works on foreign gardens produced by this publisher.  original decorative cloth binding, hinges weakening, rear cover lightly soiled, a tiny bit of wear at the top of the b.s., o/w a v.g., clean, tight copy in blue, gray and gold decorative binding.  $50

Alice & Thomas Vitale, LEAVES: In Myth, Magic and Medicine.  (NY: Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 1997)  unusual square format octavo, 351 pp., pictorial boards, index, bibliography, ill. with reproductions of skeleton leaves and sun pictures and charming engravings in the text.  A unique and fascinating work covering 110 plants, the first of its kind since Vernon Quinn's work of 1937.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $10

Alexander Wallace, THE HEATHER IN LORE, LYRIC AND LAY.  (NY: DeLaMare, 1903)  245 pp., ill. with b&w photos and a color frontis, attractive brown cloth binding with gilt decoration.  A still useful comprehensive book covering all aspects of the subject.  edge wear beginning, hinges beginning to weaken, o/w a v.g. copy in brown cloth binding.  $15

Alexander Wallace, THE HEATHER IN LORE, LYRIC AND LAY.  (NY: DeLaMare, 1903)  245 pp., ill. with b&w photos and a color frontis, attractive brown cloth binding with gilt decoration.  A still useful comprehensive book covering all aspects of the subject.  rear hinge beginning to weaken, o/w a v.g. copy in brown cloth binding.  $20

Horace Walpole, THE HISTORY OF THE MODERN TASTE IN GARDENING.  (NY: Ursus Press, 1995)  Introduction by John Dixon Hunt.  small format octavo, 60 pp., frontis portrait of the author.  A quality reissue of an important essay on the state of landscape gardening in England in the period 1750-1770, which was first published in 1780.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $10

Bobby Ward, A CONTEMPLATION UPON FLOWERS: Garden Plants in Myth and Literature.  (Portland: Timber Press, 1999)  446 pp., indices, bibliography.  ill. with b&w copies of early engravings in the text.  An excellent new study of 80 popular plants in myth and a wide variety of literature.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Ronald Webber, THE EARLY HORTICULTURISTS.  (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1968)  224 pp., index, ill., bibliography, appendix; the interesting and rather scarce story of British commercial horticulturists from the beginning to the 20th century.  v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $20

Chistopher Weeks, "PERFECTLY DELIGHTFUL:" THE LIFE & GARDENS OF HARVEY LADEW.  (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999)  279 pp., index, notes, appendix, well ill. in color and b&w.  Harvey Ladew (1887-1976), socialist, horseman, and even a playboy, is remembered as one the world's more colorful and eccentric garden designers.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Tassilo Wengel, THE ART OF GARDENING THROUGHOUT THE AGES.  (Leipzig: Edition Leipzig, 1987)  translated from German to English by Leonard Goldman; quarto, 272 pp., index, bibliography, profusely ill. in color & b&w;  an interesting and little known history of the principles of gardening and garden design.  v.g. copy in d.j. and protective box.  $15

[Michael] Tyler Whittle, SOME ANCIENT GENTLEMEN.  (London: Heinemann, 1965)  original English edition.  244 pp., ill., list of plants; witty chapter on various aspects of garden history, very well written.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

[Michael] Tyler Whittle, SOME ANCIENT GENTLEMEN.  (NY: Taplinger, 1966)  244 pp., ill., list of plants; witty chapter on various aspects of garden history, very well written.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Dora Wiebenson, THE PICTURESQUE GARDEN IN FRANCE.  (Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press, 1978)  quarto; 137 pp. of text + 166 plates, index, extensive bibliography; an important scholarly work, one of the few dealing with these gardens outside of the United Kingdom, that has become rather scarce.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $75

Donald Wilber, PERSIAN GARDENS AND GARDEN PAVILIONS.  (Rutland, VT.: Tuttle, 1962)  first edition. 104 pp., index, bibliography, well ill. with monochrome plates; the scarce first edition of a significant work, possibly the best on the subject to date.  v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. in protective box.  $25

Donald Wilber, PERSIAN GARDENS AND GARDEN PAVILIONS.  (Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks, 1979)  104 pp., index, bibliography, well ill. with monochrome plates; a revised edition of a significant work, originally issued in 1962.  owner's name, o/w a v.g. copy in blue cloth binding.  $15

Lyall Wilkes, JOHN DOBSON: Architect and Landscape Gardener.  (Stocksfield, UK: Oriel Press, 1980)  large format octavo, 128 pp., notes, appendices, well ill. in b&w with period and contemporary photos and drawings.  An excellent work on an important early 19th century British architect and landscape architect. v.g. copy in d.j.  $20

Lyall Wilkes, JOHN DOBSON: Architect and Landscape Gardener.  (Stocksfield, UK: Oriel Press, 1980)  large format octavo, 128 pp., notes, appendices, well ill. in b&w with period and contemporary photos and drawings.  An excellent work on an important early 19th century British architect and landscape architect.  faint remains of bookplate, o/w a v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.  $15

Anne Wilkinson, THE PASSION FOR PELARGONIUMS: How They Found Their Place in the Garden.  (Thrupp, UK: Sutton Publishing, 2007)  Foreword by Chris Beardshaw.  301 pp., index, bibliography, notes, appendices, ill. with many reproductions of historic plates in color and b&w.  A fascinating account of the discovery and development of the florist's "Geranium."  v.g. copy ind.j.  $10

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 slightly worn d.j.  $15  

Dorothy Hunt Williams, HISTORIC VIRGINIA GARDENS .  ( Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press , (1975)  original edition.  quarto, 350 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with color & b&w photos and excellent scaled drawings.  A well produced work covering preservations by the Garden Club of Virginia, also containing useful lists of plants for each garden.  owner's name, d.j. a bit worn and darkened, o/w a v.g. copy in d.j.  $25

Peter Willis, CHARLES BRIDGEMAN AND THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE GARDEN.  (Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK: Elysium Press, 2002 [1977])  large quarto, 441 pp. of text and plates and 246 supplementary plates, index, bibliography, notes, appendices, catalog of drawings; a beautifully produced new edition of a monumental work on an important and unsung English garden designer who died in 1738.  fine copy in d.j.  $100

Emily Herring Wilson, NO ONE GARDENS ALONE: A Life of Elizabeth Lawrence.  (Boston: Beacon Press, 2004)  334 pp., index, notes, ill. with a few b&w photos.  Finally a definitive biography of the prolific and influential garden writer, who deceased in 1985.  fine copy in d.j.  $15

Emily Herring Wilson, NO ONE GARDENS ALONE: A Life of Elizabeth Lawrence.  (Boston: Beacon Press, 2004)  334 pp., index, notes, ill. with a few b&w photos.  Finally a definitive biography of the prolific and influential garden writer, who deceased in 1985.  fine copy in d.j., signed by the author.  $20

Martin Wood [Editor], THE UNKNOWN GERTRUDE JEKYLL.  (London: Frances Lincoln, 2006)  large format octavo, 208 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with original b&w garden plans and photos and contemporary color photos. An interesting selection of articles by Jekyll not duplicated in her many books.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Eileen Woodhead, EARLY CANADIAN GARDENING: AN 1827 NURSERY CATALOGUE.  (Montreal/Kingston: McGill/Queens University Press, 1998)  304 pp., index, bibliography, appendix, il. with charming b&w line engravings as well as a facsimile reproduction of a very rare, early nursery catalog.  This 18-page catalog offered the author a unique way to revisit the early history of Canadian gardening.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $25

May Woods, VISIONS OF ARCADIA: European Gardens from the Renaissance to Rococo.  (London: Aurum Press, 1996)  square quarto, 224 pp., index, bibliography, glossary, notes, ill. with color photos and b&w reproductions of old engravings.  An interesting and uncommon garden history covering the 15th through 18th centuries and dealing in part with unusual (and sometimes bizarre) garden features and also the mechanical apparatus that was necessary to operate fountains and the like.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $15

Richardson Wright, THE WINTER DIVERSIONS OF A GARDENER.  (Phila.: Lippincott, 1931)  356 pp., index, bibliography, notes, ill. with monochrome reproductions of old plates and portraits; a very interesting and highly readable on a series of garden history related topics from a worldwide perspective.  bookplate, o/w a v.g. copy in badly torn d.j.  $10

Richardson Wright, THE WINTER DIVERSIONS OF A GARDENER.  (Phila.: Lippincott, 1931)  356 pp., index, bibliography, notes, ill. with monochrome reproductions of old plates and portraits; a very interesting and highly readable on a series of garden history related topics from a worldwide perspective.  b.s. faded, o/w a v.g. copy.  $10  

Qian Yun [Editor], CLASSICAL CHINESE GARDENS .  (Hong King/Beijing: Joint Publishing Co., 1982)  folio, 240 pp., attractive white embossed binding with decorative end-papers, ill. with 209 fine color photos.  Garden art is featured in this work of high quality on 37 notable Chinese gardens.  v.g. copy in d.j.  $20