Shirley Hibberd

Familiar Garden Flowers

London , Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co, c1880. Leather. Garden flowers by popular gardening writer Shirley Hibberd, with colour plates. A copy of the second series of Familiar Garden Flowers by Shirley Hibberd. A delightful work on garden flowers by widely successful and popular Victorian gardening writer Shirley Hibberd. With forty beautiful colour chromolithograph plates by F. Edward Hulme. Collated, complete. In half morocco leather with marbled boards. Externally, sound with some rubbing and fading and marks to the boards and spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good . Ill.: F. Edward Hulme. Good .

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Boeknummer: 839B69

Catalogus: Gardening

Trefwoorden: Familiar Garden Flowers shirley hibberd flowers natural history shirley hibberd F. Edward Hulme

Shirley Hibberd

Familiar Garden Flowers

London , Cassell and Company, c1880. Leather. A volume of three series of Shirley Hibberd's Familiar Garden Flowers. This volume contains the third, fourth and fifth series of Familiar Garden Flowers by Shirley Hibberd. These volumes celebrate gardening and common garden flowers. James Shirley Hibberd was one of the most popular and successful gardening writers of the Victorian era.The chromolithograph plates are painted by F. Edward Hulme.With forty plates to each series.Collated, complete. In half calf binding. Externally, generally smart with some rubbing to the spine, joints and extremities. Some bumping to the tail of the spine. A mark to the rear board. Front hinge is starting but remains firm. Internally, generally firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages. Good . Ill.: F. Edward Hulme. Good .

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Boeknummer: 853B42

Catalogus: Gardening

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Shirely Hibberd

Familiar Garden Flowers

London , Cassell and Company, c1883. Cloth. Three illustrated volumes of Shirley Hibberd's Familiar Garden Flowers. Three volumes from the five volume set of Familiar Garden Flowers, being volume three, four and five. Shirley Hibberd was one of the most popular and successful gardening writers of the Victorian era. Volume three has forty plates detailing Greek Valerian, Avens and Salvia. Volume four also has forty plates and illustrates magnolia, orange lily and the mountain clematis. Volume five also has forty plates and describes the Spanish iris, giant balsam and hawthorn, with an index also. Collated, complete. Undated, dated from Jisc and the fact that  in 1883 the publisher's name changed to Cassell and Company, Limited. In full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Front hinges starting to vols 3 and 5, but they remain firm. Internally, generally firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages with some scattered spots throughout the volumes. Very Good . Ill.: F. Edward Hulme. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 849B20

Catalogus: Gardening

Trefwoorden: Familiar Garden Flowers shirley hibberd flowers gardening shirley hibberd F. Edward Hulme

Shirley Hibberd

The Fern Garden: How to Make, Keep, and Enjoy It; or, Fern Culture Made Easy

London , Groombridge and Sons , 1869. Cloth. A charming volume on the gardening of ferns illustrated with eight chromolithographic plates. Second edition. A small volume adapted to suit the unskilled and unlearned in fern gardening, covering topics of fern collection, cultivation, management and the art of multiplying ferns. Shirley Hibberd was one of the most popular gardening writers of the Victorian era, experiencing much success. He was the editor of three gardening magazines and wrote over a dozen books on gardening and natural history.  With eight chromolithographic plates and forty wood engravings. With four pages of publisher's adverts.  Collated, complete. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and a few marks to the boards. Both hinges are weak and the front free endpaper has come away but is present. Internally, the binding is loosening to the front and rear of the volume. Pages are bright and generally clean with a few scattered spots. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 824B34

Catalogus: Gardening

Trefwoorden: Shirley Hibberd The Fern Garden: How to Make, Keep, and Enjoy It; or, Fern Culture Made Easy Gardening ferns The Fern Garden: How to Make, Keep, and Enjoy It; or, Fern Culture Made Easy Not Stated

Shirley Hibberd

The Rose Book, a Practical Treatise on the Culture of the Rose

London, Groombridge and Sons, 1864. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this scarce nineteenth-century work on roses and rose gardening by horticulturist and author Shirley Hibberd. Illustrated throughout. A fascinating mid-eighteenth-century work on roses and rose gardening, including information on the formation of the rosarium, the characteristics of different types of roses, modes of propagating, as well as tips for planting, pruning, exhibiting, and caring for roses in all seasons.The first edition of this scarce work. Written by British horticulturist and plant writer, Shirley Hibberd, one of the most popular plant writers of the Victorian era. He also wrote noted works Rustic Adornments, Profitable Gardening, Book of the Aquarium, and more. Containing many beautiful in-text illustrations. In the publisher's original purple cloth binding. Externally, fading to the spine and extremities. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, resulting in cloth splitting slightly at the joints to the head and tail of the spine. General shelf wear to the boards. Internally, front hinge starting but firm. Rear hinge tender but firm. Binding generally firm throughout. Pages are generally bright and clean. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 798J33

Catalogus: Gardening

Trefwoorden: rose garden gardening plants garden botany shirley hibberd Not Stated

Shirley Hibberd

Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste

London, Groombridge and Sons, 1870. Cloth. A lovely third edition copy of this work on how to naturally decorate your house, particularly with natural decorations from the garden, written by gardening writer Shirley Hibberd with numerous colour plates. Third 'New' Edition, 'revised, corrected, enlarged&apos.In the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, a colour title page engraving, with eight other coloured plates and over two-hundred wood engravings. This is an interesting botanical and gardening work by Shirley Hibberd, which was inspired by the author's fascination with preserving living things in water through aquariums and terrariums. The author describes the purpose of this text as 'enlarging the circle of domestic pleasures' and 'quickening the observation of natural phenomena' within the home and the garden.Contents include 'Adornments of the House' and 'Adornments of the Garden', with sections such as 'The Marine Aquarium', 'The Fern Case', 'The Miniature Hothouse', 'The Pleasure Garden', and 'The Summer House&apos. Written by Shirley Hibberd, one of the most successful gardening writers of the Victorian era. After the publication of this work, Hibberd was invited to start a monthly gardening magazine, called 'The Floral World and Garden Guide&apos. He also published 'The Town Garden', 'Brambles and Bay Leaves', and 'Familiar Garden Flowers&apos.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light wear to the extremities and the head and tail of spine, with fading to the spine and the margins of boards. Marks to boards as well as on the spine. Front hinge is weak. Blind stamp to front endpaper. with damp stain to the top edge of paste down and endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout, with light age-toning to text and the odd spot particularly to the first and last few pages. Pages 185 to 192 are loosening from the binding. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 816D28

Catalogus: Gardening

Trefwoorden: Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste Shirley Hibberd gardening aquariums Shirley Hibberd colour plates Not Stated

Shirley Hibberd

Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste

London , W. H & L. Collingridge , c1895. Cloth. A beautifully colour illustrated and decorative copy of a guide for homes of taste. A beautifully colour illustrated and decorative copy of Shirley Hibberd's Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste. Each page is beautifully bordered in a decorative leaf design and diagrams and images are strewn throughout. An Index and four pages of Publisher's adverts are included. In the Publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, the cloth is slightly worn with fading to the joints a marks to the front and rear boards. There is also some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound with bright, clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 815B20

Catalogus: Gardening

Trefwoorden: Shirley Hibberd Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste house and home illustrated Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste Not Stated

John Hill

The British Herbal: An History of Plants and Trees, Natives of Britain, Cultivated for Use, or Raised for Beauty

London, T. Osborne and J. Shipton; J. Hodges; J. Newbery; B. Collins; S. Crowder; H. Woodgate, 1756. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this impressive illustrated work on the native trees and flowers of Britain. The first edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title, and seventy-five plates.An important contribution to botanical study, this was one of the first works to describe genera and species after Linnaeus' influential 1753 publication 'Species Plantarum&apos. The author describes many species of botany grown for both use and beauty, all of which native to Britain. This work is printed in two columns, description plants and trees grouped together by families, detailing their Latin and English names, as well as their physical description and growth.The title page is dated 1756, but this work was issued in fifty-two weekly parts between 1756 and 1757, this first edition in book form published in 1757. Compiled by important English composer and botanist, Sir John Hill. His work 'The Vegetable System' was one of the first to use the nomenclature of Linnaeus.Register runs as: [2], A-6U2.Collated, complete. In a half morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, smart. Rubbing to the leather, lighter rubbing to the boards. Some light marks to the boards. Gilt to the spine is rubbed. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with the occasional scattered spot. Small closed tear to the tail of the frontispiece, with light edge wear to the frontispiece and title page. Very small patch of worming from leaf C2 to I1. Small chip to leaf 3T1. Plate 72 is lacking about one-fifth of the illustration. The occasional ink splatter to the to text. Faint tide mark to the margins of the plates. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 884P54

Catalogus: Gardening

Trefwoorden: The British Herbal: An History of Plants and Trees, Natives of Britain british herbal john hill herbal british herbal Not Stated

Clement Hoare

A Practical Treatise on the Cultivation of the Grape Vine on Open Walls

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1841. Cloth. A detailed and practical work on the cultivation on grape vines on walls, the first work of its type in English, by the vineyard owner Clement Hoare. Half-title is present.The third edition of this work.Thirty-two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear.'A Practical Treatise on the Cultivation of the Grape Vine on Open Walls' is an instructional work on gardening, focusing on grape vines, and how they are grown on open walls.The work is incredibly detailed and educational, instructing the reader in a concise but easy to follow manner.This was a unique and immensely popular work when published, being the first of its type written and published in English.Hoare discusses the soil and manure to be used, as well as the construction of the walls and the propagation, pruning, and training of the vines.Written by Clement Hoare, who owned and operated a vineyard near Chichester and later Southampton.Rebound in a cloth binding. Rebound in a cloth binding. Externally, smart. A few minor marks to the boards and spine. Evidence of a label being formerly adhered to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with a few light spots. Institutional stamp to the reverse of the title page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 723P16

Catalogus: Gardening

Trefwoorden: A Practical Treatise on the Cultivation of the Grape Vine on Open Walls grape vine cultivation gardening grape vine wine grapes None

Thomas Hogg

A Concise and Practical Treatise on the Growth and Culture of the Carnation, Pink, Auricula, Polyanthus, Ranunculus, Tulip, and Other Flowers

London , Published by the author, 1820. First edition. Hardback. A scarce first edition of this fantastic and much revered work on flower horticulture. A very rare survival in original publisher's boards. 'Including a dissertation on soils and manures, and containing also a catalogue of the finest and most-esteemed carnations etc that are cultivated by the amateur florist, and exhibited at the different prize-shows round London and other parts of England. To which are added, the rules and regulations of the Islington and Chelsea Florists' societies&apos. With a lovely hand-coloured frontispiece of 'a bizarre carnation&apos. Dedicated by permission to the Right Honourable Dowager Lady de Clifford. With interesting garden-themed bookplate to front pastedown. 'Sold by Mr Carpenter, Bookseller, Old Bond-Street, Messrs. G. and W. B. Whittaker, Booksellers, Ave Maria Lane; and by the Author, Paddington Green&apos. This work went through several editions, with additions and added colour plates. Thomas Hogg was a florist of Paddington Green, Middlesex. In original publisher's boards. Externally rubbed with marks, front board detached, wear and slight loss to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and generally clean, textblock edges dusted and just a few scattered dust marks and spots within. Very good internally. Fair . Ill.: None. Fair .

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Boeknummer: GEN17-D-2

Catalogus: Gardening

Trefwoorden: Gardening Horticulture Carnations Plants Horticulture Original Binding Barrie Macey None

Samuel Reynolds Hole

A Book About a Garden and the Gardener

London, Edward Arnold, 1907. Cloth. A very scarce 10th impression of S. Reynold Hole's book aimed with the desire to enlarge love for a garden. Very scarce tenth impression of Samuel Reynold's A Book About the Garden and the Gardener.This book's chapters contain short articles, some previously written and one previously published in the Guardian newspaper. Contents include articles on 'The Gardener's Dream' and 'The Joy of a Garden&apos. This lovely book aimed to introduce beginners and to reignite the gardener's love for gardening.Samuel Reynold Hole was an Anglican priest, author and horticulturalist. In his lifetime he received the Royal Horticultural Society's Victoria Medal of Honour, and he is memorialised by a life-size marble figure at Rochester Cathedral.Includes a monochrome plate front piece and adverts to the rear endpapers.Ink inscription from prior owners to front endpaper from Christmas 1910. In original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Only minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Slight shelf wear to the spine and boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some spotting to the endpapers. Ink inscription to the front endpaper from 1910. Tissue guard to the front piece is present and in tact. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 824W26

Catalogus: Gardening

Trefwoorden: Very scarce Gardening S. Reynolds Hole Gardening Not Stated

S. Reynolds Hole

Our Gardens

London, J. M. Dent & Co. 1907. Cloth. Fifth edition of this illustrated gardening volume by S. Reynolds Hole. Fifth edition of this work, originally published in 1899. Dedicated to gardening, with chapters on the formation of a garden, rose gardens. water gardens, wild gardens, cottage gardens, and more. Written by S. Reynolds Hole, horticulturalist and author who served as a Dean of Rochester. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece and further black and white plates as well as illustrations in text. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear, head and tail of spine and extremities lightly bumped, white mark to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 824A63

Catalogus: Gardening

Trefwoorden: gardening illustrated s reynolds hole illustrated Not Stated

Samuel Reynolds Hole

Our Gardens

London, J. M. Dent & Co. 1899. Cloth. A second edition of S. R. Hole's beautifully illustrated gardening guidebook. Second edition in original publisher's binding of Samuel Reynolds Hole's illustrated book of British gardening published as part of the Haddon Hall Library in 1899.Our Gardens discusses the intricacies of gardening, including its history and progress, the essentials to a garden, and different types, such as rose garden, water garden, and children's garden.S. R. Hole was an Anglican priest, author and horticulturalist. In his lifetime he received the Royal Horticultural Society's Victoria Medal of Honour, and he is memorialised by a life-size marble figure at Rochester Cathedral.Includes 12 plates, 2 of which are in colour.Gold engraved lettering to the front board and spine.Inscription to the half title from previous owner with surname 'Reynolds', although the connection to the author is unlikely. Original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Minor bumps to the extremities. Small mark to the back board. Hinges are starting but still firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Tissue guards are present and in tact. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 824W23

Catalogus: Gardening

Trefwoorden: Gardening Illustrated British Topography Horticulture Illustrated Various

Leicester Bodine Holland

The Garden Bluebook: A Manual of the Perennial Garden

London, The Field & Queen Ltd, 1916. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this illustrated work on gardening, with fold-out plates. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout with two folding plates to the front, and many in-text photographs and diagrams. Collated complete. A guide to different plants with details of their appearance, standard sizing, and growth patterns for the reader's reference. Includes tables for the reader's notes and observations on their own plants and gardening progress. Written by Leicester Bodine Holland. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light bumping to the extremities and discolouration to the edges of the boards. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with age toning to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 857T26

Catalogus: Gardening

Trefwoorden: Garden Bluebook Holland Bluebook None