Ellen Willmott — Warley Garden in Spring and Summer

London, Wheldon and Wesley, Ltd , 1924. Cloth. A scarce folio capturing the charming views of Warley Garden, designed by prominent horticulturist Ellen Willmott. The second edition of this scarce folio. A striking visual tour through the gardens of Warley Place, Essex, the previous home of English horticulturist Ellen Willmott. Willmott's inherited wealth allowed her to buy large gardens in France and Italy to add to Warley and more than 60 plants have been after her or her home. In the original quarter cloth binding, with paper covered boards. Label to the front board.Collated, complete with a frontispiece and forty photographic plates, featuring charming views of dog's-tooth violets, the orchard garden in June, lily pool, an old-fashioned border, the garden house and more.  In the original quarter cloth binding, with paper covered boards and label to the front board. Externally, smart, with minor damp running along the edges of the boards. Mild rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Bookplate of one Bryan Hall to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with scattered spotting to the endpapers and the odd spot to the contents. Very Good . Ill.: Ellen Willmott. Very Good .