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Beeton&Apos;S Illustrated Gardening Book

Samuel Orchart Beeton · 0 · Rooke Books

£230.00 (€275.73 | $303.91 | ¥48,537)

London, Ward Lock and Co. c1889. Paperback. A scarce set of Beeton's illustrated Gardening Book in the original parts with wrappers 12 of 13 parts, lacking part 3. With the coloured plate to part 1 as called for. Scarce, especially in the original parts. Samuel Orchart Be...

Pomologia of Beschryving Der Plantagiegewassen [Bound with] Fructologia, of Beschryving Der Vrugtbomen En Vrugten [Bound with] Dendrologia, of Beschryving Der Plantagiegewassen

Johann Hermann Knoop · 0 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.49 | $581.40 | ¥92,853)

Leeuwarden, A. Ferwerda en G. Tresling , c1763. Leather. The second edition of this important horticultural work from court gardener, Johann Herman Knoop. Second edition. Three works bound together: Pomologia of Beschryving der Plantagiegewassen; Fructologia, of Beschryving de...

The New Flora and Silva in Forty-Seven Volumes

E. H. M. Cox · 1928 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, Dulau & Co. Ltd. 1928-40. Paperback. A collection of The New Flora and Silva, founded by E. H. M. Cox in 1928. Editor - Lady Beatrix Stanley. In forty-seven volumes. These were issued monthly and are therefore a collection of, rather than a complete run for the years 1...

The Royal Horticultural Society Lily Year-Book 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936

The Royal Horticultural Society; edited by various · 1932 · Rooke Books

£64.99 (€77.91 | $85.88 | ¥13,715)

London , The Royal Horticultural Society, 1932-1936. Cloth. A set of the first five issues of The Royal Horticultural Society Lily Year-Book from consecutive years, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, four issues bound in paper wraps, one in cloth. In five volumes. Highly illustrate...

Country Life the Journal for All Interested in Country Life and Country Pursuits

Various · 1909 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, The Office of Country Life, 1909. Leather. A collected copy of the Country Life Journal from 1909. Containing all issues between January and June of 1909. Country Life is a British weekly magazine which launched in 1897. It frequently covers topics such as architecture...

A Concise and Practical Treatise on the Growth and Culture of the Carnation, Pink, Auricula, Polyanthus, Ranunculus, Tulip, and Other Flowers

Thomas Hogg · 1820 · Rooke Books

£675.00 (€809.21 | $891.92 | ¥142,445)

London , Published by the author, 1820. First edition. Hardback. A scarce first edition of this fantastic and much revered work on flower horticulture. A very rare survival in original publisher's boards. 'Including a dissertation on soils and manures, and containing...

Paradise Retriev&Apos;D Plainly and Fully Demonstrating the Most Beautiful Durable and Beneficial Method of Managing Fruit-Trees Against Walls and Hedges Contrary to Mr Lawrence and Others Upon Gardening Together with a Treatise on Mellons and Cucumbers

Samuel Collins · 1717 · Rooke Books

£2,300.00 (€2,757.31 | $3,039.13 | ¥485,368)

London, John Collins, Seedman, R Burleigh, 1717. First edition. Leather. A fascinating eighteenth century work on the managing of fruit-trees. The first edition of this particular work. With two folding plates in addition to numerous head pieces, tail pieces and decorative let...

Garden Writing

David Wheeler [ed.]; Sir Roy Strong; Judith B. Tankard; Martin A. Wood; Graham Stuart Thomas · 1990 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London; Stroud, Alan Sutton; Bramley Books, 1990-1998. Cloth. A highly illustrated two volume set of works on gardening and horticulture. A lovely two volume set of gardening.Including:(1990) By Pen & By Spade: An Anthology of Garden Writing from HortusEdited by David Wheeler....

Our Gardens

Samuel Reynolds Hole · 1899 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, J. M. Dent & Co. 1899 . Cloth. A handsome 1899 Haddon Hall Library edition of Hole"s reflective garden classic, illustrated with plates. In the publisher's original green cloth binding with gilt. Third edition, published as part of the Haddon Hall Library in 1899...

The Diagnosis of Mineral Deficiencies in Plants

T. Wallace · 1943 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1943 . First edition. Hardback. Resourceful first edition of the insightful research by Dr. T. Wallace, profusely illustrated with colour photographs. First edition.In publisher's original quarter-cloth binding with paper boar...

An Introduction to Entomology

William Spence; William Kirby · 1859 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1859. Cloth. An uncommon copy of the 7th edition, in original gilt decorated cloth. An uncommon copy of the seventh edition.Bound in original green cloth, with gilt motif to front board. A popular and accessible entomology ti...

Nature Works by Richard Jefferies

Richard Jefferies · 1904 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.72 | $91.17 | ¥14,561)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1904-1909. Cloth. A fantastic three volume set of fine paper edition works on nature by Richard Jefferies. A lovely three volume set of nature works by Richard Jefferies.Jefferies was an English nature writer, noted for his depiction of English rural ...

An Old English Garden

The Countess of Warwick · 1898 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London , Arthur L. Humphreys, 1898. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this beautifully illustrated account of English Gardening by the Countess of Warwick, with 19 plates. The very scarce first edition of the work. In publisher's original decorative ...

An Indian Garden

Mrs Henry Cooper Eggar · 1904 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

New York, James Pott and Company , 1904. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first US edition of these charming gardening notes by "Mrs Henry Cooper Eggar". A very scarce first U.S. edition.In the original cloth binding.Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece and eighteen m...

3 Vols Wayside and Woodland Blossoms: A Guide to British Wild-Flowers

Edward Step · 1929 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. 1929-1935 . Cloth. A three-volume set of Edward Step"s illustrated guide to British wildflowers, covering common species, rarities, and all British orchids. In the publisher's original red cloth bindings with gilt.This is a three volume ...

The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by Existing Examples of Gardens in Great Britain and Ireland Followed by a Description of the Plants, Shrubs and Trees for the Open-Air Garden and Their Culture

W. Robinson · 1907 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, John Murray, 1907. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated tenth edition of William Robinson"s groundbreaking work on wild and naturalistic gardening, celebrating individuality and the charm of the English cottage garden. The tenth edition, reprinted March, 1907. In the publ...

Shrubs and Trees for the Garden; Rock Gardens

A. Osborn; A. Edwards · 1933 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited , 1933-1946. Cloth. An illustrated pair of handbooks on the practice of rock gardening, trees and shrubs by Kew Garden botanists and arborists A. Osborn and A. Edwards. First edition of 'Shrubs' (1933) and a new edition of 'Roc...

The Illustrated Flora of Britain and Northern Europe

Marjorie Blamey; Christopher Grey-Wilson · 1989 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.53 | $76.64 | ¥12,240)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1989 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this extensive guide, exploring 2,400 wild plants in meticulous detail, pairing Marjorie Blamey"s vivid colour illustrations with Christopher Grey-Wilson"s insightful botanical descriptions. I...

Planting and Rural Ornament

[William Marshall] · 1796 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, G. Nicol, 1796. Leather. The second edition of this two volume set on late 18th century planting and gardening for landed estates, in lovely contemporary calf bindings. The second edition. A two volume, complete set.William Marshall (1745 1818) wrote widely on agricult...

Language of Flowers

1884 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, George Routledge & Sons , 1884. Cloth. Kate Greenaway's beautiful edition of this charming look at the meaning of flowers, illustrated with Greenaway's signature colour sketches throughout. An interesting look at the folklore and poetical meaning of different...