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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. (
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
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],
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