Mawe, Thomas, John Abercrombie and Other Gardeners

Every Man His Own Gardener

London, England, J.F. and C. Rivington, T. Longman, B. Law, J. Johnson, G.G.J. and J. Robinson, T. Cadell, W. Goldsmith, R. Baldwin, J. Murry, E. Newbery, and W. Lowndes, 1791. Thirteenth Edition. Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. A still remarkably sturdy, quite attractive, tightly bound hardcover copy of the stated Thirteenth Edition of a popular and influential treatise on gardening, the first edition having been published in 1767. The first publication appeared under the name of "Thomas Mawe &c.", retained here but joined by John Abercrombie, who was considered the real name of the author, depicted at frontispiece portraits of other editions. Abercrombie was the Master Gardener for the Earl of Leeds. Clean, lightly toned interior, minimal rubbing to extremities. Rag paper is supple and bright yet. Full calf leather, with seven gilt rules to spine, and gilt title, rubbed, over burgundy label. Hinges and joints are both tight and firm. Engraved frontispiece is precious, depicting an Englishman digging a hole, watering can at-foot, with ladies and gentlemen in the background; quite fetching. John Abercrombie (1726–1806) was a Scottish horticulturist who is famous for innovations in gardening tools and techniques and taught Botany at the University of Cambridge for a time. He apprenticed at the Royal Gardens at Kew, and at Leicester House (Wikipedia). Frontis matter, 2-616 [24] pp., with a remarkably complete Index.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Sonstige Stichworte: gardening The Earl of Leeds Thomas Mawe John Abercrombie

Barton, Dan

The Bonsai Book

London, Ebury Press, 1997. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Step-by-step instructions and the author's own unique photographic record which spans two decades of Bonsai cultivation. Born in Hong Kong in 1938, a Master Gardener, and winner of many prizes for his Bonsai gardening displays. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Front free endpaper cut purposely, perhaps by a former owner to remove a gift inscription? Several hundred black-and-white and full-color illustrations. 159 [1] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Sonstige Stichworte: Dan Barton The Bonsai Books floral botany Japanese history bonsai gardening

Merser, Cheryl, and the Editors of Garden Design Magazine

The Garden Design Book

New York, HarperCollins, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked but for previous owner's address label. Big, tall, oblong hardcover format, bound in two-tone, black and other cloth over boards, light wearing to extremities. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, mildly worn at extremities and price-clipped. The modern gardener who longs to create a special place within the world of nature will see step-by-step instructions, from essential design elements to offbeat flourishes, Cheryl Merser and the editors of Garden Design magazine explain the new garden, from planting of the first seed to the end of the gardening cycle at first frost, season after season after season. A beautiful garden design book that explains the rewarding experience that is gardening. Included are many, many score photographs and an index. [9], 10-303 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Very Good,

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Richardson, Tim

The New English Garden

London, Frances Lincoln, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Massively heavy, oversized volume, slight sunning along edges, ding to bottom edge, very light rubbing to extremities, else quite sturdy and unmarked of interior. Decorated endpapers front and rear, mimicking the riot of an English garden. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Massively well illustrated in full color, full-page, printed on high-gloss paper. [6], 7-328 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Sonstige Stichworte: TIm RIchardson Rachel Warne Jane Sebire English Garden

Jackson-Stops, Gervase

The Country House Garden: A Grand Tour

Boston, Massachusetts, New York Graphic Society, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Square 4to 9" - 11" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bound handsomely in green buckram cloth, with sharp and distinct gilt lettering to cover and spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn beyond scuffing to, light tearing to spine bottom. Luminous photographs by James Pipkin. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. 223 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/Fine,

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Sonstige Stichworte: James Pipkin Gervase Jackson-Stops garden design country home

Turner, Kenneth

Kenneth Turner's Flower Style: The Art of Floral Design and Decoration

New York, Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. A fine primer in floral design and illustrated in both black-and-white and full color. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Sumptuous endpapers front and rear. Bound in oatmeal, heavy, almost sailcloth-like bindings. Light wear to real panel of dust jacket. Hundreds of gorgeous illustrations. [11], 12-160 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Sonstige Stichworte: Kenneth Turner flower style design interior design

Peter Verney & Michael Dunne

The Genius of the Garden

London, England, Webb & Bower, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Dust jacket present, price-clipped, but but bright and colorful, protected in Mylar, still quite fine. Remainder mark along bottom edge, unobtrusive. Gift inscription bookplate at first free endpaper. [7], 8-120 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Sonstige Stichworte: gardens gardening garden design Peter Verney Michael Dunne landscaping