Mrs. Philip Martineau [Alice Martineau] — The Secrets of Many Gardens

London, Williams and Norgate, 1924. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of an insightful gardening handbook from a prominent writer in the field, including on advice on rock gardens, alpine plants and Spring beds. The first edition of The Secrets of Many Gardens, an insightful gardening handbook, written by Alice Martineau, otherwise known as Mrs. Philip Martineau.In the publisher's original green cloth. Contains a frontispiece, and all sixteen other photographic plates. Collated complete.Contains an original gardening advertisement from Isaac House and Sons to the final leaf.Inspired by articles written for the The Times, The Yorkshire Post and The Garden among many other publications, Martineau offers tips on Spring bedding, rock gardens amongst many other features to brighten one's garden. Influential in Britain, she travelled to America to deliver numerous gardening lectures in 1913. In the publisher's original green cloth. Externally, smart with minimal marks. Fading to the spine, and slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Slight rubbing to joints and signs of edgewear. Offsetting to free end papers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with minor age toning, and a couple of small spots to first and final leaves. Very Good . Ill.: Unknown. Very Good .