Author: Christopher Thacker [ed.]; Various
Title: Garden History: The Journal of the Garden History Society
Description: Not Stated , The Garden History Society, 1972-9. First edition. Paperback. A scarce collection of the first seven consecutive volumes of the Journal of the Garden History Society in the original issues. A group of twenty-three consecutive numbers of the journal of the Garden History Society, UK organisation dedicated to the study of garden history and to the protection of historic gardens. Since 2015, the society's known as The Garden Trust. The present collection was published under general editorship of Dr Christopher Thacker, who was followed in 1980 by John Anthony. Comprising vol. I nos. I-III; vol. II nos. I-III; vol. III nos. I-IV; vol, IV nos. I-III; vol. V nos. I-III; vol. VI no. I-III; and  vol. VII nos. I-III, in the original issues. It was published free for members and sold at 75p-£1.50 to non-members. The present journal is among some of the foremost journals in the study of garden history, with a wide scholarly and academic readership and it constitutes a sweeping and detailed source of information to those interested in garden history, landscape gardening, and horticulture. With illustrations in text. In the original publisher's illustrated stapled wraps. Externally sound with minor shelf wear only, occasional minor staining mark to wraps. Pp. 39-95 vol. II no. I disbound with all leaves and rear wrap present. Light sunning to perimeter wraps vol. II no. II. Rear wrap vol. I no. I, vol. III no. IV, vol. IV no. III, and vol. VII no. II loose but present. Internally, firmly bound. Odd light spotting to occasional leaf only, pages otherwise bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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