Giardinaggio

The London Town Garden 1740-1840

Todd Longstaffe-Gowan · 2001 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 2001. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of Todd Longstaffe-Gowan's examination of London gardens spanning a century, with delightful illustrations throughout. Written by Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, a lan...

Beeton&Apos;S Gardening Book, Containing Full and Practical Instructions Concerning General Garden Operations, the Flower Garden, the Fruit Garden, the Kitchen Garden, Pests of the Month.

Samuel Orchart Beeton · 1895 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, New York, Melbourne and Sydney, Ward, Lock, Bowden & Co. 1895. Cloth. A charming little guide to gardening published by Samuel Orchart Beeton, illustrated with engravings throughout. Containing details on garden operations, the flower garden, the kitchen garden, fruit-...

Garden Ornament: Five Hundred Years of History and Practice

George Plumptre · 1989 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Thames and Hudson, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic first edition of George Plumptre's examination of the history of garden ornamentation, lavishly illustrated with photographs by Hugh Palmer. This work covers the history of ornamental gardens, their applic...

The Tourist&Apos;S Flora: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Flowering Plans and Ferns of the British Islands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the Italian Island

Joseph Woods · 1850 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Reeve and Benham, 1850. Cloth. A scarce work of European botanical history by the architect and botanist, Joseph Woods. A descriptive catalogue of the flowering plants and ferns of Europe. Specifically the countries featured in this volume are: The British Islands, Fra...

Hand-List of Tender Monocotyledons Excluding Orchidaceae, Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Gardens, (Second Edition)

Unamed · 1915 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

London, Darling and Son, 1915. Cloth. A charming volume exploring the plant-life at Kew Garden in London in the early twentieth century. This particular volume focuses on the vast array of monocotyledons found at Kew. Second edition. A very scarce work in any edition. With the...

Drawings of British Plants Parts I-XXIII

Stella Ross-Craig; Sir Edward Salisbury [foreword] · 1948 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, G. Bell and Sons Ltd, 1948-1966. Cloth. An uncommon collection of six volumes of illustration by celebrated floral artist Stella Ross-Craig. An extensive and uncommon collection of works by prolific English floral illustrator Stella Ross-Craig. Ross-Craig's influe...

Conversations on Botany

[Elizabeth Fitton; Sarah Mary Fitton] · 1831 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831 . Cloth. The seventh edition of this charming and influential botanical dialogue attributed to the Fitton sisters, retaining two colour plates. In the publisher's original brown cloth binding, rebacked with later red clo...

The Gardener&Apos;S Assistant: A Practical and Scientific Exposition of the Art of Gardening in All Its Branches

Robert Thompson; William Watson [ed.] · 1902 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, The Gresham Publishing Company , 1902-1903 . Cloth. A beautifully illustrated five volume set of the new edition of Victorian gardener Robert Thompson's detailed guide to gardening. A five volume set, lacking the sixth. The new editions, revised and entirely remo...

Gentians

David Wilkie · 1936 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

London, Country Life Limited, 1936. Cloth. A pleasant gardening reference book by David Wilkie, Assistant-Curator at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. Illustrated from photographs with a frontispiece by John Nash. "This is the first book in this country entirely devoted to ...

Science Lends a Hand in the Garden

Sir Frederick Keeble · 1939 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

London, Putnam, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this work on the science of gardening. Including chapters on 'The Fullness of the Earth', 'Fruit', 'Plant Breeding', and many more. Sir Frederick William Keeble was a British biologist...

The Gardens of England in the Southern and Western Counties

Charles Holme (ed.) · 1907 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Offices of "The Studio, 1907. Paperback. An illustrated guide to the gardens of Southern and Western England, edited by the English journalist and art critic Charles Holme. Illustrated throughout with photographic plates. Including photographs of Wilton House, Farnham ...

Rock Gardens How to Plan and Plant Them with Sections on the Wall, Paved, Marsh, and Water Gardens

A. Edwards · 1929 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London , Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1929. Cloth. A copy of Rock Gardens How to Plan and Plant Them by A. Edwards. With Sections on the Wall, Paved, Marsh, and Water Gardens. With 8 plates in colour and 50 photographs and diagrams. In a green cloth binding. Externally, generally...

Vegetables and Flowers from Seeds in Tropical, Semi-Tropical, and Temperate Climates

Sutton and Sons · 1902 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London , Sutton and Sons, 1902. Cloth. A horticultural work on the growing of vegetables and flowers in tropical climates. Including many illustrations in the text. In a yellow cloth binding. Externally, sound, though with some marks and bumping. Internally, hinges have failed...

Select Orchidaceous Plants 1862 the Notes on Culture

Benjamin S. Williams · 1970 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Bath, Kingsmead Reprints, 1970. Paperback. A bright collection of beautiful, large illustrations of orchids by Benjamin S. Williams. Uncommon. Ten plates in total, all in lovely condition and accompanied by descriptive text. Robert Warner's original plates selectively rep...

The Gardens of England in the Midland and Eastern Counties and the Gardens of England in the Southern and Western Counties

Charles Holme · 1907 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, The Studio, 1907-1909. Cloth. This is a two volume set of these garden books. Beautifully illustrated throughout with several coloured and non coloured plates. The Studio was an illustrated fine arts and decorative arts magazine published in London from 1893 to 1964. T...

Rhododendrons of the World

David G. Leach · 1962 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.96 | $33.02 | ¥5,274)

London , George Allen and Unwin Ltd. 1962. Cloth. A lavishly illustrated comprehensive guide to rhododendrons. Covering; planting, care, diseases, propagation, forcing, greenhouse culture and hardiness. Illustrated throughout with drawings, diagrams and maps by the well known ...

The Tourist&Apos;S Flora a Descriptive Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the British Islands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the Italian Islands

J Woods · 1850 · Rooke Books

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,643)

London, Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1850. Cloth. A work on flowering plants and ferns in Europe. This work discusses flora in the British Islands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the Italian Islands. Written by English Quaker and botanist, Joseph Woods. Woods was a fellow...

Fables de Mon Jardin

Georges Duhamel · 1949 · Rooke Books

£345.00 (€413.60 | $455.87 | ¥72,805)

Not Stated, Les Bibliophiles Franco-Suisses, 1949. Paperback. A nicely illustrated copy of this limited edition work by Georges Duhamel, illustrated by Camille Berg, in the original slipcase. A scarce limited edition of this work by Georges Duhamel. Limited to 120 copies. Held...

The Garden Vade Mecum, or Compendium of General Gardening

John Abercrombie · 1789 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

London, John Stockdale, 1789 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of celebrated horticulturalist John Abercrombie's late 18th century guide to gardening techniques. A very scarce first edition.Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece.A wonderful guide ...

Vines & Vine-Culture: Being a Treatise on the Cultivation of the Grape Vine

Archibald F. Barron · 1883 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Journal of Horticulture Office, 1883. First edition. Cloth. First edition of this charmingly illustrated and well-received horticultural volume on vines and grapes. First edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Illustrated throughout with in-text woodcuts. W...