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PRIVATE GARDENS OF BUENOS AIRES
Written by Janick De Oliveira Cezar.
Stock no. 1827152
Published by Ediciones Lariviere. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A glimpse into eighteen private gardens that are typical of the subtropical climate of Buenos Aires. Pale green cloth boards, dark green title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9879528077. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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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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THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE GARDEN: A SURVEY
Written by Michael Symes.
Stock no. 1824887
Published by Historic England. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition.

A survey of that phenomenon of the 18th century, the English landscape garden, which has had a profound bearing on the way landscapes and gardens have been designed ever since and which has affected the way in which we view them today. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9781848023772. Front corners lightly rubbed, rear cover lightly scuffed, covers overall are nice and bright. Contents clean.

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ROOTED IN HISTORY: CELEBRATING CARMARTHENSHIRE'S PARKS & GARDENS
Written by Penny David.
Stock no. 1824074
Published by Fern Press. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition.

The stories of some sixty of the county's gardens and other lesser-known sites. A celebration of a rich gardening heritage and the people associated with it. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781527210042. A lovely, clean copy.

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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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PARADISE OF EXILES: THE ANGLO-AMERICAN GARDENS OF FLORENCE
Written by Katie Campbell.
Stock no. 2138774
Published by Frances Lincoln Limited. 1st 2009. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards with copper title to spine. B/w and colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780711229563. Bumping and wear to cover edges and corners. A few marks to covers and some to title pages. Wrapper is edge-creased with 2-3" tear to top of spine; some fading to spine.

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THE GENIUS OF THE PLACE THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE GARDEN 1620-1820
Written by John Dixon-Hunt; Peter Willis.
Stock no. 2136235
Published by Elek Books. 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 023631033X. A few knocks to corners. Page edge browning; a few foxspots. Wrapper is faded to spine with some edge-creasing; couple of nicks to corners.

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CAPABILITY BROWN & BELVOIR: DISCOVERING A LOST LANDSCAPE
Written by Duchess Of Rutland; Jane Pruden; Alan Titchmarsh.
Stock no. 2135759
Published by Nick McCann Associates Ltd. 2015. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Green cloth with gilt titles. Marbled endpapers. Colour photos throughout. Photos by Nick Hugh McCann. Foreword by Titchmarsh. ISBN: 9780951689165. Some wear along cover edges. Contents are excellent. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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CAPABILITY BROWN & BELVOIR: DISCOVERING A LOST LANDSCAPE
Written by Duchess Of Rutland; Jane Pruden; Alan Titchmarsh.
Stock no. 2135368
Published by Nick McCann Associates Ltd. 1st 2015. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Green cloth with gilt titles. Marbled endpapers. Colour photos throughout. Photos by Nick Hugh McCann. Foreword by Titchmarsh. ISBN: 9780951689165. SIGNED by The Duchess of Rutland to title page. Couple of knocks along cover edges. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased.

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