J J Bell's Floral Annual 1891

Windsor, New York, J J Bell, 1891. Soft cover. Windsor, New York: J J Bell, 1891. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Exceptionally scarce and beautifully illustrated seed catalogue. Mono throughout, vegetable section on pink stock. Numerous engravings promising bounteous results. Bell sold his business in the 1900s and established the rival Deposit Seed Company. He later found himself in court for intercepting mail to his former company in an early case of industrial espionage. All in very good internal order, light wear to paper covers, with a little creasing etc to edges. Only one copy listed on WorldCat, at the New-York Historical Society Library. 4to. 64pp. Additional photos on request. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Katalog: Gardening

Sonstige Stichworte: IOBA25

The Gardens of Williamsburg

Williamsburg, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1986. Soft cover. Williamsburg: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1986. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Well produced pictorial guide in VG order throughout. Light wear only to edges of covers. 4to. 50pp . Very Good/No Jacket.

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One & All Seeds & Fertilisers, 1914

London, Agricultural & Horticultural Association, 1914. Soft cover. London: Agricultural & Horticultural Association, 1914. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Exceptionally scarce catalogue well illustrated with photos. Seeds, plants and sundries. Colour cover, mono internally. All in VG internal order, some wear to covers. 4to. 100pp. Additional photos on request. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Buchzahl: 104819

Katalog: Gardening

Sonstige Stichworte: IOBA25

John Abercrombie; George Glenny

The Amateur Gardener's Pocket Journal Teaching How to Manage English Gardens, Glass-Houses, Lawns, Shrubberies, Etc. With a Treatise on Window Gardening, Wardian Cases, and Fern Culture

London, William Tegg & Co, 1875. Hardcover. London: William Tegg & Co, 1875. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Scarce edition of Abercrombie's gardening classic all in Vg internal order, with some light toning to page edges but only occasional foxing. Rebound at some stage, with original leather spine and new cloth-covered boards. 16mo. viii, 432pp . Good/No Jacket.

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon on Gardens His Essay, Taken from the First Complete Collection Which Was Published in 1625, the Year Before His Death

Libanus Press, 1989. Soft cover. Libanus Press, 1989. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Clifford Southgate. Scarce essay printed for the 1989 Libanus Press Open Day in an edition of c.450 copies. Title page decoration by Smith. All in VG internal order. Light corner creasing to green paper covers. 4to. [8pp] . Ill.: Clifford Southgate. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Katalog: Gardening

Sonstige Stichworte: Clifford Southgate Private Press

L H Bailey

The Pruning-Book a Monograph of the Pruning and Training of Plants As Applied to American Conditions

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1914. Hardcover. Fourteenth printing of this popular and comprehensive guide to pruning, principally of fruit trees, bushes and vines. Well illustrated. Light toning to stock, otherwise all in VG internal order. No inscriptions. Attractive green cloth with red and black titling and decoration to front and gilt to spine. Light edgewear. 12mo. xii, 545pp + publisher's ads. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Frances A Bardswell

The Herb-Garden

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1911. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Some spotting to edge of block but this only rarely intruding onto pages. Stock lightly toned but otherwise all in VG internal order. 16 attractive colour plates showing well. No inscriptions. Smart decorated purple cloth with bright gilt titling to front and spine, lightly bumped and marked and a little faded to spine. 8vo. viii, 173pp . Ill.: Florence Amherst; Isabelle Forrest. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Buchzahl: 104940

Katalog: Gardening

Sonstige Stichworte: Florence Amherst; Isabelle Forrest

James O'Brien

Orchids

London, T C & E C Jack, 1911. Hardcover. London: T C & E C Jack, 1911. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ND. [c.1911 WorldCat]. In Jack's Present Day Gardening series, notable for its most attractive colour plates of which there are 8 in this volume. A little light toning, and some minor foxing, but generally clean and bright. Green paper-covered boards with colour plate tipped on, only lightly worn and a little dulled to edges and spine. 8vo. 114pp . Good/No Jacket.

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Karel Capek

The Gardener's Year

London, George Allen & Unwin, 1943. Hardcover. 12th impression. Entertaining book on the art and mystery of gardening, well-illustrated by Josef Capek's drawings. Stock toned but otherwise all in VG internal order. Former owner's name to fep. Printed green boards lightly bumped and dulled to spine. 12mo. 160pp . Ill.: Josef Capek. Good/No Jacket.

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Buchzahl: 009083

Katalog: Gardening

Sonstige Stichworte: Josef Capek

F C Connelly

The Lazy Gardener Some Advice for Those Who Have Too Little Time for the Job

London, Faber And Faber, 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. London: Faber And Faber, 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Nick Carter. Wartime encouragement for reluctant gardeners. All in VG internal order bar minor spotting to endpapers. Smart pale green cloth a little dulled to edges, with bright gilt titling to spine. Good unclipped d/j. 12mo. 78pp . Ill.: Nick Carter. Very Good/Good.

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Buchzahl: 102837

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Sonstige Stichworte: Nick Carter

A Edwards

Rock Gardens How to Plan and Plant Them with Sections on the Wall, Paved, Marsh, and Water Gardens

London, Ward, Lock & Co, 1929. 1st Edition . Hardcover. London: Ward, Lock & Co, 1929. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Detailed, well-illustrated and informative work from the man in charge of the rock gardens at Kew. Numerous photos and illustrations including eight attractive tipped-in colour plates. Light spotting to edge of block and some light toning to pages, but in general good order throughout. Light wear only to smart green boards with black titling. Good unclipped d/j a little worn to edges with small loss at foot of spine. 8vo. 320pp . Good/Good.

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Buchzahl: 010255

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Victoria Gaiger; Tom Loxley (eds)

Rakesprogress 10

London, Loxley Gaiger, 2019. Soft cover. Issue 10 (published in June 2019) of the approximately quarterly publication devoted to gardens, plants and flowers. All in VG/near-fine order throughout. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 4to. 136pp . Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Buchzahl: 005988

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Jerome Godeau; Madeleine Volcouve

Les Mots Du Jardin

Paris Musées / Actes Sud, 1997. Soft cover. Very nicely produced and illustrated A to Z collection of things garden related. In VG order throughout. Very light fading to spine. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 128pp . Very Good/No Jacket.

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Buchzahl: 006673

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Lawrence D Hills

Down to Earth Fruit and Vegetable Growing

London, Faber And Faber, 1962. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. London: Faber And Faber, 1962. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Second printing of this admirably straightforward guide. In VG, clean and bright order throughout. Smart green boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j showing light wear only. 12mo. 192pp . Very Good/Very Good.

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Buchzahl: 104153

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Herbert Maxwell

Flowers a Garden Note Book with Suggestions for Growing the Choicest Kinds

Glasgow, Maclehose, Jackson & Co, 1923. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Glasgow: Maclehose, Jackson & Co, 1923. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A most attractive volume from Maxwell, MP, novelist, essayist, artist, antiquarian, horticulturalist, salmon angler and author of numerous books. All in VG internal order, with the 12 colour plates showing well. Light toning to untrimmed page edges, though this minor. No inscriptions. Light wear and a little bumping to smart brown boards with bright gilt titling to spine. 4to. xv, 250pp . Very Good/No Jacket.

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Buchzahl: 102336

Katalog: Gardening