HISTORY AND LORE TITLES
Denise Wiles Adams,
RESTORING AMERICAN GARDENS: An Encyclopedia of Heirloom American plants
1640-1940. (
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.
$25
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. $25
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. $30
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.
neat owner's name and ink stamp, fore-edge foxed, o/w a v.g. copy in very
attractive (slightly worn) d.j. $15
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.
$20
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. $15
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. $25
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. $40
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. $20
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 on3 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.
$20
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.
$25
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.
$45
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.
$35
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. $35
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
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 ont he many ways that gardens plants were brought to the United
Kingdom. fine copy in d.j.
$25
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
Rocco
J. Ceo & Joanna Lombard, HISTORIC LANDSCAPES OF FLORIDA.
(Miami, FL: Deering Foundation/University of Miami, 2001)
oblong quarto, 134 pp., index, bibliography, notes, ill. with a wonderful
selection of period and contemporary ills. in color and b&w.
Clearly the best work of the few on the subject of Florida gardens.
minor cover wear and spotting, o/w a v.g. copy of a quality softbound
work. $15
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.
$20
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. $20
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. $20
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. $20
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
[Jane
Colden], BOTANIC MANUSCRIPT OF JANE COLDEN, 1724-1766.
(Garden Club of Orange & Dutchess Counties, NY, 1963)
edited by H.W. Rickett, and with a brief biographical sketch.
quarto, 205 pp., reproducing the author's manuscript in the British
Museum (including the sketches) and with a complete accompanying transcription.
Jane Colden was considered America's first female botanist.
Limited edition of 1500 copies.
v.g. copy in d.j. $35
Terry
Comito, THE IDEA OF A GARDEN IN THE RENAISSANCE.
(Hassocks, UK: The Harvester Press, 1979)
279 pp., index, extensive bibliography, notes, a few b&w plates from
that era. a fascinating study of the
meaning of gardens in Renaissance literature and culture. end-appears a trifle
foxed, o/w a v.g. copy in slightly sunned d.j.
$25
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
James
Cothran, GARDENS OF HISTORIC CHARLESTON. (Columbia:
University of South Carolina Press, 1995) large
square format octavo, 177 pp., index, bibliography, plant list.
well ill. with color photos, b&w garden plans, and reproductions of
old illustrations. an attractive and
scarce work, by far the best on the subject.
a v.g. copy in d.j. $20
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
Stephen
Daniels, HUMPHRY REPTON: Landscape Gardening and the Geography of Georgian
England. (New Haven: Yale University
Press, 1999) quarto, 317 pp., index,
bibliography, notes, gazetteer of gardens, profusely ill. in b&w and color.
An interesting study of Repton's life and work, viewed in relation to
roads, the countryside, the picturesque landscape, the aristocratic estate and
the urban periphery. fine copy in
d.j. $50
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. $20
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. $50
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. $15
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. $15
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
Emmanuel
Ducamp [Editor], VIEWS OF THE GARDENS AT MARLY: Louis XIV: Royal Gardener.
(Paris: Alain De Gourcuff, 1998) With
essays by Stephane Castellucio & Louis Benech.
oblong quarto, 236 pp., bibliography, notes on the plates. ill. with fine
reproductions of many watercolors of these gardens from the Centre Historique
des Archives Nationales, along with a few b&w reproductions of prints and
plans. a beautifully produced work
on these French royal gardens. fine copy in pictorial boards, with no d.j., as
issued. $40
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. $20
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.
minor rear cover and spine darkening, o/w a v.g., clean, tight copy in
green cloth binding with bright gilt decoration.
$50
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. $75
Alice
Morse Earle, SUN DIALS AND ROSES OF YESTERDAY.
(NY: Macmillan, 1922 [1902]) small
format edition. 460 pp., well ill.;
the classic work, filled with history and lore, particularly on sundials.
minor edge and cover wear, o/w a v.g. copy in slate gray cloth binding.
$25
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.
$50
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. $15
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. $25
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. $15
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. $20
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. $20
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. $20
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. $20
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
Marie-Christine
Grasse, JASMINE. (Grasse, France:
Parkstone Publishers, 1996) small
folio, 143 pp., chronology, ill. with lovely color plates.
a beautiful study of the history, lore, and uses of Jasmine, particularly
in the perfume industry. v.g. copy
in pictorial boards in d.j. $15
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.
$20
Geoffrey
Grigson, GARDENAGE, or The Plants of Ninhursaga.
(London: Routeledge, 1952) 171
pp., ill., index; a scarce and unique book on unusual plants and on the
development of gardening; end-papers darkened, o/w a v.g. copy in (uncommon and
attractive) torn 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.
$25
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. $30
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
Eric
Hansen, ORCHID FEVER: A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust and Lunacy.
(New York: Pantheon Books, 2000) 272
pp., bibliography, ill. with a few line drawings in the text.
The amazing story of the modern, often illegal, quest for obtaining
exotic orchids for sale, and other tales of orchid fanciers and ever the orchids
themselves, making for highly entertaining reading.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
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. $10
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. $15
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. $35
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
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. $150
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. $15
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. $20
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. $15
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.
$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.
$15
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. $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. $20
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.
$20
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. $25
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.
$20
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. $20
Teiji Itoh, THE
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.
$20
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. $20
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
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. $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. $40
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.
$35
Maggie
Keswick, THE CHINESE GARDEN: History, Art & Architecture. (London:
Academy Editions, 1986 [1979]) with
contributions by Charles Jencks. second, revised edition, 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 torn d.j. $35
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, 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.
$20
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.
$10
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. $20
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. $15
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. $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.
v.g. copy in slightly wrinkled, slightly worn d.j.
$25
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.
$20
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. $20
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. $25
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.