Ralph Dutton — The English Garden

London, B. T. Batsford , 1945. Cloth. A bright second edition of this beautifully illustrated volume concerning the English garden. With the unclipped dust wrapper. A study of the English garden by Ralph Dutton. The second revised edition. Looking at the evolution of gardening in English homes from early times to the twentieth century. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece and one hundred and fifty seven illustrations over one hundred and two full page plates in black and white, reproduced from old prints, pictures and drawings, and photographs by Will F. Taylor and others. Collated, complete. Complete with the unclipped dust wrapper designed by Brian Cook. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with only a minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Previous ownership inscriptio to the half title, undated. The dust wrapper is sound with some shelf wear and chipping, a minor loss to the head of the spine, which is slightly sunned. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece and one hundred and fifty seven illustrations over one hundred and two full page plates in black and white, reproduced from old prints, pictures and drawings, and photographs by Will F. Taylor and others. Collated, complete. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Will F. Taylor; et al. Very Good Indeed/Good.