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	ABBS, BARBARA The conservatory month-by-month David & Charles, 1997, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7153 0493 3.As new /As new.Well-thought-out gardener's calendar for the conservatory and hothouse.(143) pp. In English. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 \| JP¥ 1186] Book number: 2847 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ANON. (EDA) Electricity for the grower Electricity Development Association, 1961, Revised edition, first published 1959.Paper covers.V.g./ No Jacket .V.g.; owner's signature.104 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 1869 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ANON. (AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS APPROVAL SCHEME) List of approved products 1961 (insecticides, herbicides, fungicides) MAFF, 1961.Paper covers.V.g./No Jacket.V.g. sm.tear at foot of spine.In English. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.66 \| JP¥ 593] Book number: 1871 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ANTHONY, JOHN The gardens of Britain vol. 6: Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire Batsford, 1979, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7134 1745 5.V.g./V.g. V.g. price clipped, wrapper sunned at spine.Published in association with the Royal Horticultural Society, this series describes gardens that are open to the public in some detail and lists other gardens that are only partially accessible.The approach is both descriptive and historical; the author was a long-standing member of the Garden History Society and a practising landscape architect and town planner.175 pp. 20 monochrome and 7 colour photographs, text with maps and plans. In English. GBP 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 US$ 14.99 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 1416 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BAKER, MARGARET Discovering topiary: the history and cultivation of clipped hedges and trees Shire Publications, Tring, 1969, 1st edition.Paper covers.0 85263 019 0.V.g./No Jacket.64 pp. clean paper covers showing sl.wear at corners, internally tight.Published just before decimalisation, the price list for 'other titles in this series' (inside back cover) is still given in shillings and pence, though the small circular Shire price sticker on the front cover gives the price in new pence (with the old Â£SD price in brackets).Shire had a knack for publishing compact yet informative books on social and regional history and vernacular architecture, plus a few oddities which presumably were the personal interest of the commissioning editor such as 'The Wines of Madeira'.This volume is illustrated by 16 pages of monochrome photographs. In English. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.66 \| JP¥ 593] Book number: 566 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BALFOUR, A.P. Annual and Biennial Flowers Penguin, 1959, 1st edition; prepared with the collaboration of the Royal Horticultural Society.Paper covers.Good /No Jacket.Good, cover abraded.261 pp.plus 3 blank pages for notes at end.In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 1860 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BARTLETT, MARY Gentians (illustrated by Rosemary Smith) Blandford, Poole, 1975, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7137 0708 9.Fine /v.g. Fine in near fine d.w.(remains of price sticker on front flap of wrapper).A horticultural monograph of this stunningly colourful group of hardy perennials.With 21 colour plates and numerous line drawings in the text.Pp.160. In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 1446 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BATTLES, MARJORIE GIBBON & DICKEY, CATHERINE COLT *1913 * Fifty blooming years * * 1963 The Garden Club of America, 1963.Hard covers, no dust jacket.Good / No Jacket .Cover sl.soiled and ink-speckled, corners bumped; second title page inscribed by Elizabeth P.Coming, President (June 1965).A wickedly satirical account of a proto-feminist organisation.Typographically attractive and well illustrated, albeit mainly with photographs of people rather than gardens.Limited edition (3000 copies); 98 pp. In English. GBP 6.00** [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 2346 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BAWDEN, H.E. Dwarf shrubs Alpine Garden Society, 1980, A.G.S.Guide.Paper covers.0 900048 34 4.Fine /No Jacket.From Acer to Zauschneria, a guide to cultivation of hardy dwarf shrubs.120 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 3891 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BEAN, W.J. (EDITED BY PEARCE, S.A.) Ornamental trees for amateurs The Garden Book Club, n.d. Book Club edition, reprint of 2nd edition published by Country Life Ltd in 1958.Hard covers, dust jacket.V.g./V.g. A near fine copy.An expert account of the commonly cultivated ornamental trees, with hints for their propagation and cultivation and suggestions on where best to plant them.120 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 4168 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BERGLUND, KARIN (ED.) Din trÃ¤dgOErd Albert Bonniers FÃ ¶rlag, 1996, 1st edition, fifth impression.Hard covers, dust jacket.91 34 51455 4.V.g./V.g. A comprehensive guide to horticulture for the Swedish climate.(2), 494 pp. In Swedish. GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.5 US$ 33.32 \| JP¥ 2964] Book number: 4539 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BIRD, RICHARD Annuals: a complete guide to successful growing Lorenz Books, 1999, 1st edition.Pictorial hard covers.1 85967 878 5.As new/No Jacket.Covers the use of annuals, flowers and foliage, annuals in containers, propagation and planting, and maintenance.Well illustrated with colour photographs.96 pp. In English. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 2826 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BIRD, RICHARD Lakeland gardens Ward Lock, 1994, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7063 7118 6.Fine/Fine.A summary of thirty outstanding mainly private gardens in Cumbria, with descriptions, directions, main attractions, and whether plants are for sale.Ideal for the glove compartment.160 pp. In English. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 \| JP¥ 1482] Book number: 2574 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BLOOM, ALAN Plantsman's progress Terence Dalton, Lavenham, 1976, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 900963 67 0.V.g./V.g. Jacket clipped, otherwise little used.Very slight tanning to page edges.The author developed the Bressingham nurseries, one of the largest in the UK.143 pp. In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 3582 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BLUNT, WILFRID Of flowers and a village Timber Press, 2006, New edition, first published in 1963.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 88192 778 3.As new /As new.At times whimsical, this series of 'letters' to his god-daughter Flora by an character whose surname 'Sharp' is a bit of a give-away is thinly-disguised autobiography.xv, 296 pp; foreword by James J.White of the Hunt Institute. In English. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 \| JP¥ 1482] Book number: 4542 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BOLAND, MAUREEN & BRIDGET Old wives' lore for gardeners The Bodley Head, 1977, 8th impression, first published 1976.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 370 11369 1.V.g./Good.V.g. d.w.clipped on all four corners; nicely printed in red and black; a charming book with notes on planting, likes, controlling weeds, controlling diseases, pests, fauna among the flora, waste not, and weather.The senior author worked in the art department at Hatchard's, and died in the year of publication, the other was the screenwriter of the film 'Anne of the thousand days'.Printed on antique-style laid paper.64 pp. In English. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 \| JP¥ 1186] Book number: 4671 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BOWLES, E.A. My garden in spring T.C.& E.C.Jack, London, 1914, 1st edition.Hard covers, no dust jacket.Fair /No Jacket.Frontispiece absent, pp.125-127 defective; a reading copy. In English. GBP 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 45 US$ 66.64 \| JP¥ 5928] Book number: 5475 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BRADLEY, RICHARD Calendrier du jardinier Lamy, 1783, nouvelle edition.Full leather binding, gilt decorations.V.g./No Jacket.V.g.French translation of Bradley's ""Gardener's Kalendar"".In French. GBP 220.00 [Appr.: EURO 246.5 US$ 366.52 \| JP¥ 32604] Book number: 662 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BRADLEY, RICHARD New improvements of planting and gardening, both philosophical and practical A.Bettesworth and C.Hitch, 1718-1720, 7th edition.leather bound.Good /No Jacket.A tight copy in original boards, rebacked, spine with raised bands, title and author's name inset on green and red leather.Corners worn, top edge soiled; owner's signature on t.p.The third edition of Bradley's most popular work, with characteristically obsequious dedications to the Duke of Kent, Baron Parker of Macclesfield and the Earl of Carnarvon.Part one is dated 1710 on the t.p. evidently a printer's error (it is usually dated 1719); part 2 is dated 1720 and part 3 1718.The Gardener's Kalendar, sometimes found bound with the above, is absent.Three plates, each folded, showing Insects, The engine for raising of water etc.and The pistillum or uterus of the tulip (in cross section) etc.: 17 figures in all.Bradley was a very successful author, not afraid to blow his own trumpet: ""[Bradley] is a Person of a very comprehensive Genius ..and expresses himself like a Gentleman, like a Scholar, and like a Christian"" (Letter, 1717).Part 1, title page all in black: [16], 71 pp; Part 2, title page in red and black: [16], 136 pp.; Part 3, title page in red and black: [12], 290, [2] pp. In English. GBP 350.00 [Appr.: EURO 392.25 US$ 583.1 \| JP¥ 51869] Book number: 3849 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BRICKELL, CHRIS (ED.) The Royal Horticultural Society encyclopedia of gardening BCA, 1995, Reprinted Book Club edition, originally published by Dorling Kindersley in 1992.Hard covers, dust jacket.Fine/Fine.Still the most comprehensive reference work in a single volume, this encyclopedia is a 'must have' for the serious gardener.648 pp. GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.5 US$ 33.32 \| JP¥ 2964] Book number: 2667 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BRIGHT, HENRY A. A year in a Lancashire garden Macmillan Company, New York, 1901, Reprint of 1875 edition.Brown coth with decorations, gilt title on spine.V.g./No Jacket.A delightful collection of essays on northern English horticulture, originally written for the Gardeners' Chronicle.Includes supplementary notes from p.107.x, 124 pp. In English. GBP 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 27 US$ 39.98 \| JP¥ 3557] Book number: 3581 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BRIGHT, HENRY A. A year in a Lancashire garden Macmillan & Co. London, 1879, Reprint of 1875 edition.Brown cloth with decorations, gilt title on spine.Good /No Jacket.A delightful collection of essays on northern English horticulture, originally written for the Gardeners' Chronicle.Includes supplementary notes from p.107.x, 124 pp.Pp.115-118 coming loose. In English. GBP 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 27 US$ 39.98 \| JP¥ 3557] Book number: 5543 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BRITTAIN, JULIA Plants, people & places: the plant lover's companion David & Charles, 2006, 1st edition.Paper covers.0 7153 2421 7.New/No Jacket.A dictionary of the people and places which contributed to the richness of our modern gardens, from explorers to nurseries and from garden designers to authors of horticultural reference works (of which this is a very practical example).192 pp. well illustrated. In English. GBP 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 US$ 14.99 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 2646 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BUCHAN, URSULA (ED.) An anthology of garden writing: the lives and works of five great gardeners Croom Helm, 1986, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7099 3241 3.Fine /Fine.The first third of the book contains extracts from the writings of Robinson, Jekyll, Bowles, Farrer and Sackville-West; the remaining contributions are grouped into topics by chapter and include 'the gardener's enemies' and 'the philosophy of gardening'.Nicely illustrated in colour and monochrome, the latter including a typically revealing shot of Harold Nicholson and Vita in their garden, taken by Cecil Beaton.191 pp. 20 colour plates, c.40 monochrome figures.In English. GBP 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 US$ 14.99 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 2263 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BUCHAN, URSULA Gardening for pleasure: a practical guide to the essential skills Conran Octopus, 1974, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.1 85029 775 4.V.g./Fine.Wrapper sl.sunned at top edge, otherwise fine.A practical and comprehensive guide to the ins and outs of gardening by a talented garden writer.192 pp. col.ills. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 2691 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.

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	ABBS, BARBARA The conservatory month-by-month David & Charles, 1997, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7153 0493 3.As new /As new.Well-thought-out gardener's calendar for the conservatory and hothouse.(143) pp. In English. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 \| JP¥ 1186] Book number: 2847 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ANON. (EDA) Electricity for the grower Electricity Development Association, 1961, Revised edition, first published 1959.Paper covers.V.g./ No Jacket .V.g.; owner's signature.104 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 1869 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ANON. (AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS APPROVAL SCHEME) List of approved products 1961 (insecticides, herbicides, fungicides) MAFF, 1961.Paper covers.V.g./No Jacket.V.g. sm.tear at foot of spine.In English. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.66 \| JP¥ 593] Book number: 1871 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ANTHONY, JOHN The gardens of Britain vol. 6: Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire Batsford, 1979, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7134 1745 5.V.g./V.g. V.g. price clipped, wrapper sunned at spine.Published in association with the Royal Horticultural Society, this series describes gardens that are open to the public in some detail and lists other gardens that are only partially accessible.The approach is both descriptive and historical; the author was a long-standing member of the Garden History Society and a practising landscape architect and town planner.175 pp. 20 monochrome and 7 colour photographs, text with maps and plans. In English. GBP 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 US$ 14.99 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 1416 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BAKER, MARGARET Discovering topiary: the history and cultivation of clipped hedges and trees Shire Publications, Tring, 1969, 1st edition.Paper covers.0 85263 019 0.V.g./No Jacket.64 pp. clean paper covers showing sl.wear at corners, internally tight.Published just before decimalisation, the price list for 'other titles in this series' (inside back cover) is still given in shillings and pence, though the small circular Shire price sticker on the front cover gives the price in new pence (with the old Â£SD price in brackets).Shire had a knack for publishing compact yet informative books on social and regional history and vernacular architecture, plus a few oddities which presumably were the personal interest of the commissioning editor such as 'The Wines of Madeira'.This volume is illustrated by 16 pages of monochrome photographs. In English. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.66 \| JP¥ 593] Book number: 566 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BALFOUR, A.P. Annual and Biennial Flowers Penguin, 1959, 1st edition; prepared with the collaboration of the Royal Horticultural Society.Paper covers.Good /No Jacket.Good, cover abraded.261 pp.plus 3 blank pages for notes at end.In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 1860 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BARTLETT, MARY Gentians (illustrated by Rosemary Smith) Blandford, Poole, 1975, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7137 0708 9.Fine /v.g. Fine in near fine d.w.(remains of price sticker on front flap of wrapper).A horticultural monograph of this stunningly colourful group of hardy perennials.With 21 colour plates and numerous line drawings in the text.Pp.160. In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 1446 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BATTLES, MARJORIE GIBBON & DICKEY, CATHERINE COLT *1913 * Fifty blooming years * * 1963 The Garden Club of America, 1963.Hard covers, no dust jacket.Good / No Jacket .Cover sl.soiled and ink-speckled, corners bumped; second title page inscribed by Elizabeth P.Coming, President (June 1965).A wickedly satirical account of a proto-feminist organisation.Typographically attractive and well illustrated, albeit mainly with photographs of people rather than gardens.Limited edition (3000 copies); 98 pp. In English. GBP 6.00** [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 2346 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BAWDEN, H.E. Dwarf shrubs Alpine Garden Society, 1980, A.G.S.Guide.Paper covers.0 900048 34 4.Fine /No Jacket.From Acer to Zauschneria, a guide to cultivation of hardy dwarf shrubs.120 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 3891 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BEAN, W.J. (EDITED BY PEARCE, S.A.) Ornamental trees for amateurs The Garden Book Club, n.d. Book Club edition, reprint of 2nd edition published by Country Life Ltd in 1958.Hard covers, dust jacket.V.g./V.g. A near fine copy.An expert account of the commonly cultivated ornamental trees, with hints for their propagation and cultivation and suggestions on where best to plant them.120 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 4168 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BERGLUND, KARIN (ED.) Din trÃ¤dgOErd Albert Bonniers FÃ ¶rlag, 1996, 1st edition, fifth impression.Hard covers, dust jacket.91 34 51455 4.V.g./V.g. A comprehensive guide to horticulture for the Swedish climate.(2), 494 pp. In Swedish. GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.5 US$ 33.32 \| JP¥ 2964] Book number: 4539 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BIRD, RICHARD Annuals: a complete guide to successful growing Lorenz Books, 1999, 1st edition.Pictorial hard covers.1 85967 878 5.As new/No Jacket.Covers the use of annuals, flowers and foliage, annuals in containers, propagation and planting, and maintenance.Well illustrated with colour photographs.96 pp. In English. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 2826 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BIRD, RICHARD Lakeland gardens Ward Lock, 1994, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7063 7118 6.Fine/Fine.A summary of thirty outstanding mainly private gardens in Cumbria, with descriptions, directions, main attractions, and whether plants are for sale.Ideal for the glove compartment.160 pp. In English. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 \| JP¥ 1482] Book number: 2574 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BLOOM, ALAN Plantsman's progress Terence Dalton, Lavenham, 1976, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 900963 67 0.V.g./V.g. Jacket clipped, otherwise little used.Very slight tanning to page edges.The author developed the Bressingham nurseries, one of the largest in the UK.143 pp. In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 3582 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BLUNT, WILFRID Of flowers and a village Timber Press, 2006, New edition, first published in 1963.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 88192 778 3.As new /As new.At times whimsical, this series of 'letters' to his god-daughter Flora by an character whose surname 'Sharp' is a bit of a give-away is thinly-disguised autobiography.xv, 296 pp; foreword by James J.White of the Hunt Institute. In English. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 \| JP¥ 1482] Book number: 4542 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BOLAND, MAUREEN & BRIDGET Old wives' lore for gardeners The Bodley Head, 1977, 8th impression, first published 1976.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 370 11369 1.V.g./Good.V.g. d.w.clipped on all four corners; nicely printed in red and black; a charming book with notes on planting, likes, controlling weeds, controlling diseases, pests, fauna among the flora, waste not, and weather.The senior author worked in the art department at Hatchard's, and died in the year of publication, the other was the screenwriter of the film 'Anne of the thousand days'.Printed on antique-style laid paper.64 pp. In English. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 \| JP¥ 1186] Book number: 4671 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BOWLES, E.A. My garden in spring T.C.& E.C.Jack, London, 1914, 1st edition.Hard covers, no dust jacket.Fair /No Jacket.Frontispiece absent, pp.125-127 defective; a reading copy. In English. GBP 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 45 US$ 66.64 \| JP¥ 5928] Book number: 5475 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BRADLEY, RICHARD Calendrier du jardinier Lamy, 1783, nouvelle edition.Full leather binding, gilt decorations.V.g./No Jacket.V.g.French translation of Bradley's ""Gardener's Kalendar"".In French. GBP 220.00 [Appr.: EURO 246.5 US$ 366.52 \| JP¥ 32604] Book number: 662 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BRADLEY, RICHARD New improvements of planting and gardening, both philosophical and practical A.Bettesworth and C.Hitch, 1718-1720, 7th edition.leather bound.Good /No Jacket.A tight copy in original boards, rebacked, spine with raised bands, title and author's name inset on green and red leather.Corners worn, top edge soiled; owner's signature on t.p.The third edition of Bradley's most popular work, with characteristically obsequious dedications to the Duke of Kent, Baron Parker of Macclesfield and the Earl of Carnarvon.Part one is dated 1710 on the t.p. evidently a printer's error (it is usually dated 1719); part 2 is dated 1720 and part 3 1718.The Gardener's Kalendar, sometimes found bound with the above, is absent.Three plates, each folded, showing Insects, The engine for raising of water etc.and The pistillum or uterus of the tulip (in cross section) etc.: 17 figures in all.Bradley was a very successful author, not afraid to blow his own trumpet: ""[Bradley] is a Person of a very comprehensive Genius ..and expresses himself like a Gentleman, like a Scholar, and like a Christian"" (Letter, 1717).Part 1, title page all in black: [16], 71 pp; Part 2, title page in red and black: [16], 136 pp.; Part 3, title page in red and black: [12], 290, [2] pp. In English. GBP 350.00 [Appr.: EURO 392.25 US$ 583.1 \| JP¥ 51869] Book number: 3849 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BRICKELL, CHRIS (ED.) The Royal Horticultural Society encyclopedia of gardening BCA, 1995, Reprinted Book Club edition, originally published by Dorling Kindersley in 1992.Hard covers, dust jacket.Fine/Fine.Still the most comprehensive reference work in a single volume, this encyclopedia is a 'must have' for the serious gardener.648 pp. GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.5 US$ 33.32 \| JP¥ 2964] Book number: 2667 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BRIGHT, HENRY A. A year in a Lancashire garden Macmillan Company, New York, 1901, Reprint of 1875 edition.Brown coth with decorations, gilt title on spine.V.g./No Jacket.A delightful collection of essays on northern English horticulture, originally written for the Gardeners' Chronicle.Includes supplementary notes from p.107.x, 124 pp. In English. GBP 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 27 US$ 39.98 \| JP¥ 3557] Book number: 3581 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BRIGHT, HENRY A. A year in a Lancashire garden Macmillan & Co. London, 1879, Reprint of 1875 edition.Brown cloth with decorations, gilt title on spine.Good /No Jacket.A delightful collection of essays on northern English horticulture, originally written for the Gardeners' Chronicle.Includes supplementary notes from p.107.x, 124 pp.Pp.115-118 coming loose. In English. GBP 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 27 US$ 39.98 \| JP¥ 3557] Book number: 5543 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BRITTAIN, JULIA Plants, people & places: the plant lover's companion David & Charles, 2006, 1st edition.Paper covers.0 7153 2421 7.New/No Jacket.A dictionary of the people and places which contributed to the richness of our modern gardens, from explorers to nurseries and from garden designers to authors of horticultural reference works (of which this is a very practical example).192 pp. well illustrated. In English. GBP 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 US$ 14.99 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 2646 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BUCHAN, URSULA (ED.) An anthology of garden writing: the lives and works of five great gardeners Croom Helm, 1986, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7099 3241 3.Fine /Fine.The first third of the book contains extracts from the writings of Robinson, Jekyll, Bowles, Farrer and Sackville-West; the remaining contributions are grouped into topics by chapter and include 'the gardener's enemies' and 'the philosophy of gardening'.Nicely illustrated in colour and monochrome, the latter including a typically revealing shot of Harold Nicholson and Vita in their garden, taken by Cecil Beaton.191 pp. 20 colour plates, c.40 monochrome figures.In English. GBP 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 US$ 14.99 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 2263 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BUCHAN, URSULA Gardening for pleasure: a practical guide to the essential skills Conran Octopus, 1974, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.1 85029 775 4.V.g./Fine.Wrapper sl.sunned at top edge, otherwise fine.A practical and comprehensive guide to the ins and outs of gardening by a talented garden writer.192 pp. col.ills. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 2691 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.