KEW PAST
Written by David Blomfield.
Stock no. 1830644
Published by Phillimore & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Kew is famous for its great Botanic Gardens and those who created them as well as being the home of Tudor kingmakers, of Georgian kings and of the artists that followed in their train. This is the story of how Kew grew. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Maps to endpapers. vii and 144 pages including index. ISBN: 0850339235. Foxing to top edge of text block. A few minor marks to prelims else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and has a few minor marks.

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THE EDWARDIAN GARDEN
Written by David Ottewill.
Stock no. 1830417
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive study of the Edwardian garden, a beautifully illustrated tour of some of the finest gardens of this period and a survey of the peoople, attitudes, and theories that influenced their design. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. x and 230 pages including index. ISBN: 0300043384. Top of spine bashed with a 0.5" tear to rear edge. Corners lightly rubbed. Text block a little grubby. A few minor foxspots present. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded at spine edge, has a corresponding tear to top rear edge of spine and is crinkled to rear panel.

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HEX: A PRINCELY ESTATE REVEALED
Written by Chris De Maegd.
Stock no. 1830250
Published by Mercatorfonds. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The manor house at Hex, known locally in Belgium as Castle Hex, was built around the end of the 18th century by the then Prince-Bishop of Liege, Francois-Charles de Velbruck, as a summer residence and hunting lodge. The house is built in a style transitional between rococo and classical, with the gardens combining French formality with an English-style landscaped park beyond, to make a truly Arcadian setting. Here, the development of the house and grounds is revealed from its inception, through the wars and upheaval s of the 19th and 20th centuries, up to the present day. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour photos. 223 pages including index. ISBN: 9789061537465. A lovely copy.

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SECRET GARDENS OF THE COTSWOLDS: A PERSONAL TOUR OF 20 PRIVATE GARDENS
Written by Victoria Summerley.
Stock no. 1830184
Published by Frances Lincoln Limited. Circa 2015. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Unearthing the fascinating stories of the plants and people behind some of the greatest gardens in the Cotswolds. Some of the gardens are strictly private, while others regularly open to visitors, but all can now be savoured and enjoyed along with those who know them best. Large format. Light brown cloth boards, brown title to spine. Colour photos throughout. 144 pages including index. ISBN: 9780711235274. Reprint. Light shelf-rubbing to spine and corners else a lovely, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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LOST GARDENS OF ENGLAND FROM THE ARCHIVES OF COUNTRY LIFE
Written by Kathryn Bradley-Hole.
Stock no. 1329921
Published by Aurum Press. 2005. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. 150 photographs reproduced in duotone. 192 pages. ISBN: 185410991X. Minimal shelf bumping to spine. Contents fine. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge creased.

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A BRUSH WITH BROWN THE LANDSCAPES OF 'CAPABILITY' BROWN
Written by Tim Scott Bolton. Illustrated by Tim Scott Bolton.
Stock no. 1329688
Published by Dovecote Press. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author/illustrator visits 50 of Brown's landscape gardens. Oblong format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Beautiful colour illustrations. 135 pages (including index). ISBN: 9780992915131. SIGNED by the author/artist to half title-page. Minimal white specks to covers and minimal fading at lower edges. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at top edges.

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SPANISH GARDENS
Written by Marquis De Casa Valdes.
Stock no. 1826674
Published by Antique Collectors' Club. 1st 1987. Good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Marquesa de Casa Valdes was brought up to love nature and spent part of her childhood and youth in the beautiful regions of north-east Spain, where the pinewoods almost meet the sea. During her travels, she has been able to study the gardens of other latitudes and climsates, giving her a sound basis from which to define more clearly the art and skills involved in gardening. Large format. Green cloth boards, white titles. Colour & a few b/w photos. ISBN: 8485861035. Some light scuffing to boards. Small knock to lower edge of front board. Front joint is broken. Else binding is tight. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded at edges.

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THE ORNAMENTAL WILDERNESS IN THE ENGLISH GARDEN
Written by James Bartos.
Stock no. 1826037
Published by Unicorn. 1st 2022. Nearly fine condition.

A survey of the designed landscapes of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Matt pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781914414350. Minor rubbing to corners else a lovely copy.

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MEDIAEVAL GARDENS
Written by John Harvey.
Stock no. 1825130
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st thus 1990. Very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. Illustrated history of gardening in mediaeval times. ISBN: 071342396X. Light creasing to corners of covers, spine lightly faded. Text block slightly grubby and browned. Contents clean.

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LA FOCE: A GARDEN AND LANDSCAPE IN TUSCANY
Written by Benedetta Origo; Morna Livingston; Laurie Olin; John Dixon Hunt.
Stock no. 2139028
Published by University Of Pennsylvania. 1st USA 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Larger format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0812235932. Browning to outer page edges and page margins. Wrapper is edge-creased with a little fading to edges of spine.

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THE HISTORY OF GARDEN DESIGN: THE WESTERN TRADITION FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE PRESENT DAY
Written by Monique Mosser; Georges Teyssot.
Stock no. 2138989
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st thus 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine; gilt vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 0500015112. Some light page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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THE HISTORY OF GARDEN DESIGN: THE WESTERN TRADITION FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE PRESENT DAY
Written by Monique Mosser; Georges Teyssot.
Stock no. 2138989
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st thus 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine; gilt vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 0500015112. Some light page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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