... Designed to assist those gentlemen who manage their own gardens and as a manual for professional horticulturists. Book Description: T Cadell, London, 1823. Third Edition. Hard Covers. Half calf with marbled boards with 4 raised bands, gilt. Gilt label and blind tooling to the panels. Hand marbled endpapers. 12mo. viii prelims + 548 pp + 24 pp index. Book Condition: Worn paper on boards; chipped head of spine and front hinge weak with lower half split but internally very good and free from foxing except for slight browning of the title page. No inscriptions but neat pencil notes and plan of a fruit garden dated Nov 5 1834 on reverse of rear fep. Strong on the Kitchen garden and the Fruit garden (inc listing 36 Good Varieties of Gooseberry) as well as the Hot House where no less than 22 pp are devoted to growing pineapples! Not a common work in this edition revised by a Head Gardener.

Book Description: Religious Tract Society, London, n.d. Hard Covers. Original blind stamped green patterned cloth with a blocked gilt design incorporating shells and a starfish, on the upper board. Gilt blocked title to spine. No Jacket. viii + 275 + 4 (adverts), "with numerous engravings" (78) and frontispiece. These illustrations include views and charmingly dressed children in beach scenes, etc. 16mo. Book Condition: Good. Slight bumping to head & tail of spine and corners, with some pages a trifle grubby from handling. Lower board has some old red ink stains.

Book Description: The Specialty Press of South Africa Ltd., Johannesburg, 1969. Completely revised edition. Hard covers, pictorial board. Octavo, 411 pp. Illustrated throughout the text plus plates, some coloured. Book Condition: Good. Contents clean but flyleaves heavily foxed and page edges toned

Book Description: T. Bewick, and Son; Longman & Co. London; and Wilson & Sons, York, 8th edition, 1824. Hard Covers, demy 8vo. x + 526 pp, printed title with vignette (neat C19th signature to top of tp) and hundreds of wood engravings by the author. Modern half cloth with paper covered boards by George's of Bristol. Book Condition: Very Good. Ex library with just the residue of label glue on feps and Dewey class number (761) to spine. Latin name of duck billed platipus in pen on final page. Contents clean and binding tight.

Book Description: Newcastle, 1832. Preface dated 1805. xxii + 424 pp. Hard covers. No dust-jacket. Half calf with marbled boards, rubbed and faded. Top of spine missing. Although it has I on the spine, this is Volume II. Very top corners of pages 186 to 300 rubbed down. Text block tight. The tailpieces deserve examination under a lens as the details are incredible. Contains the unexpurgated tailpieces. Please check with me for shipping charge outside the UK.

Book Description: Scolar Press, London, 1979. First Edition. Hard covers; laminated and decorated boards. 78 pp. Octavo. Book Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust-jacket. Perpetual diary unused.

Book Description: C Struik Publishers, Cape Town, 1975. Original pictorial wraps. First Edition. Oblong quarto. 105 pp. Book Condition: Good; hinges rubbed. Copy in illustrated card covers with laminate protective covering adhered to card. Inscription on Title page. Colour plates with illustrations in the text. Two images.

Book Description: Richard Bentley & Sons, London, 1888. Hard covers. Orig. dark blue cloth with fine gilt blocked eagle on upper board. Gilt title to spine. 20 chapter head illustrations by Charles Whymper with frontis. by Keulemans. xv + 373 pp + (2) adverts. Book Condition: Good. Extrems of spine chipped and corners bumped. Spine rather dull. Otherwise very good. 8vo.

Book Description: Thames and Hudson, London, 1953. First Edition, Green cloth hard-covers. Octavo, xii, 395 pp. 31 photogravure plates and 12 line drawings in the text. Book Condition: Fair, rubbed spine. Clearly been used in the woods, but as this will be wanted as a practical manual, it will be more than good enough for the task! See images.

Book Description: Frances Lincoln, London, 2005. Hard covers. Book Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo, silk marker. 68 illustrations, many in colour, from the Royal Horticultural Society's Lindley Library accompany writings on the garden and gardening from the 1st Century AD to the end of the 20th century.

Elm Tree Books. 1977. Hard covers with dust-jacket. Very good condition. D/W slightly chipped. Extensively illustrated in black and white with colour plates. Over 300 pages and with index to nearly 3000 horses.

Harrap, London. 1938. Hard covers. (Original Cloth). 272 pp., illustrated with black-and-white photographic frontispiece and thirty plates, tables, 24 figures in text, index. Book Condition: Very Good. No dust-jacket. Here he describes in plain language the wonders of air and water as found in nature. He tells of the atmosphere -- its composition, extent, pressure and temperature; of dew, mist and fog; of clouds, lightning, rain, and hail; of seasons, climate, and winds; of storms, including cyclones, tornadoes, and water spouts; of snow, frost, and ice; of glaciers and iceberg; of streams and rivers; of waterfalls and lakes. Not a common book but this original is less than half the price of reprinted replicas!

Book Description: Printed by W. Nicol successor to W. Bulmer & Co., London, 1822. First edition. Large quarto with wide margins. Volume IV covers papers read in the years 1820 to 1821. Additionally bound with the papers for 1822. This is a rare volume dating back to the very beginning of the Horticultural Society of London, which was founded in 1804 and later became the Royal Horticultural Society (the RHS) that we know today. The papers cover a wide range of Horticultural subjects including experience of growing species in different parts of the country, by head gardeners and the landed gentry. Many well known names in the history of the garden contributed to the Society in these early years. A notable feature of this publication was its pioneering use of steel (as opposed to copper) for the engraved illustrations after 1820. A number of artists and engravers were involved in the production of the engravings, but in all cases these are exceptionally beautiful images skilfully rendered by a combination of different techniques including engraving, mezzotint, aquatint and stipple, coloured à la poupée (a time-consuming but effective method of inking the plate, whereby the printer inked up the different colours by the use of selective dabbing, sometimes finished by hand touching), and by hand. Book Condition: Most volumes offered for sale lack most, if not all, of the coloured plates. In this copy, all 22 called for plates are present; 1 is folding. 11 Plates: 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 14, 19, 20 & 21 are coloured. ADDITIONALLY, in this volume are the complete papers for the following year, 1822, with 3 more plates (all called for), 2 coloured. Of the 13 coloured plates, at least 9 are believed to be by William Jackson Hooker, considered one of the most inspired botanical illustrators. Drawings of these fruits by him are listed in the RHS Library catalogue and 5 plates actually have Hooker’s name engraved on them. Galleries can be found on the internet offering these plates at $200 to $350 each! The text is complete with Preface (vi); an Advertisement; a list of contents and of the plates, (16 pp); + 573 pp. + Appendix 10 pp. Lists of Drawings, Medals and Rewards; a list of books presented to the Library; the Banksian Medal and a list of Recipients; a List of Authors and an Index, blank. (48 pp). Also in this volume are the papers given in 1822. The text is complete with an Advertisement; a list of contents and of the plates, (iv); + 174 pp. + Lists of Drawings, Medals and Rewards; a list of Recipients of the Banksian Medal and Certificates; and a list of books presented to the Library. (22 pp). The volume is bound in the original half Morocco with green cloth to the boards. The spine has a blocked gilt title within an elaborately decorated frame. There has been professional restoration of the front hinge. The edges to the leather have gilt rulings and blind decoration. The cloth is somewhat worn and faded with a few stains and corners are bumped. All edges gilt. “Watered silk” endpapers. Tissue guards to all the plates. The engraved title is a little foxed. By and large the rest of the volume is free of foxing and although a few of the black and white plates are foxed, the coloured plates are clean. There is some evidence of pressed leaves dating back, probably, to the 19th century. This volume is heavy, 3 Kg, so email me with your location so as to agree the carrier and cost.

Book Description: James Nelson, London, 3rd. edition, 1859. Half-Leather. 4to. Pp. xvi, 311 + 60 PLATES. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. Weight 2.5 kg. Book Condition: Very Good. 60 fine large lithographic plates with original hand colouring hand-coloured plates as called for, all bright with paper guards and only occasional slight finger marks. Contemporary half morocco with gilt decorated spine, a trifle rubbed and frayed at extrems. The upper board has become DETACHED. A very attractive copy having generally clean pages with just occasional spotting and finger marks mainly on the text pages. The 60 plates are very finely hand-coloured and almost entirely free of foxing. This is a very nice copy of the very popular book by Jane Wells Loudon (née Webb) was an author, a prolific writer on botanical, horticultural and natural science subjects and a magazine editor. Jane studied botany after her marriage to author and landscape designer John Claudius Loudon. She attended lectures by the renowned botanist John Lindley, after whom the Royal Horticultural Society's (RHS) Lindley Library is named, and often wrote up her notes as articles. She travelled widely with her husband, acting as secretary to him on trips throughout the British Isles, helping him to compile, record and edit his books and periodicals, working as his literary assistant, into the early hours of the morning. Increased debt incurred during her marriage caused Jane to turn to writing again herself. She had started early in life writing fiction and science fiction anonymously but now she started writing gardening books that were extremely popular, especially with women, together with books on plants, botany and this item, British Wild Flowers.

Book Description: The Standfast Press, Cherington, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, UK. 1979. Hard Covers. Book Condition: Very Good with just a small loss of colour at the foot of the spine and the inside top edges of the boards. The boards themselves and the inside pages are Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine, unclipped. First Edition. xii + 141 pp., 70 photos and many line drawings. Lge 4to.

Published by John C Nimmo, London, 1891. Third edition newly revised, corrected and enlarged in six volumes with 394 plates coloured by hand. Green cloth hard covers with gilt titles and a stork on nest design on spines. Bright gilt blocked design on upper boards, differing on each volume. Book Condition: All the bindings very firm and true. There is some spotting of early and rear blank pages, but the vast majority of plates are clear.

Book Description: Southern Book Publishers, Johannesburg, 1988. Tall thick 8vo. 472pp. Glossy illustrated covers, softback. Book Condition: Used: Very Good. Previous owner's name on end paper and very minor creases to covers. Illustrated with over two thousand colour paintings on 209 full-colour plates and distribution maps.

A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture for Gardeners and Botanists. Vol. 1. A-E. London. L. Upcott Gill. 1885. Hard covers. Quarto. vi + 544pp.

Book Description: Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1984. Hard Covers. Orig. black cloth. 4to. 240 pp. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket: Very Good. First Edition.

Book Description: MacMillan and Company Limited, London. 1936. First edition reprinted with corrections. Hard covers. Green boards, black titles & decoration on front board & spine. 695 pages with 381 excellent period illustrations, see image. Book Condition: Very Good with few little paler areas on the spine and pencil marks on the fore edge. Owner's name inside. This volume is so much nicer than the modern reprinted copies and much, much less expensive!!

Book Description: The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, 1978. Hard rexine covers with dust jacket. Fourth Edition. Octavo, xxxii + 660 pp. 72 colour plates. Book Condition: Very good. Slight darkening to top of front board. Dust jacket Condition: Fair, toned spine and strengthened top.

Office of Ruff's Guide, London, 1908. First Edition. Hard covers. Good condition in the original half brown morocco gilt, spine gilt ornaments, label missing, top of spine chafed, deep tan cloth boards, corners rubbed, rear board with elaborate advertisement with gilt top hat, gloves and riding crop. Tightly bound. Contents clean and free of foxing or damp staining. A couple of neat annotations in pen and pencil lines marking some races in the Flat section. Adverts, contents, etc. (xv); Section I Nominations; winning stallions; flat racing courses. 160 pp. Section II Flat Racing. 224 pp. Section III Steeple chasing. 144 pp. Section IV Misc: Rules; bloodstock sales; winning owners; jockeys; trainers; etc. 188 pp. Scarce item

Book Description: Sauerländer, Aarau, 1850. Hard Covers. Three quarter black calf with five raised bands and gilt and blind tooling. Book Condition. Good but spine is damaged at the head and there is a hole in one of the panels and the leather is generally worn. The content is foxed in some parts but the binding is strong. Pencil dedication on Title dated 1877. The gilt and light brown label is wrongly stamped "Naturtunde". All edges coloured but faded. Two volumes bound in one. xvi + 476 + 4pp adverts & xvi + 384. Vol 1 has 31 plates and both vols have numerous illustrations in the text.

Published by Gurney and Jackson, London, 1889. Hard covers. 8vo, orig. cloth, 1st edition. 776 pages, fore and bottom-edges rough cut. 367 engravings, 3 double-page coloured maps. Book Condition: Very good plus. Absolutely solid binding and apart from a faded spine, superficial wear to spine ends, the red cloth is in excellent condition. Heavy volume will need extra shipping outside the UK.

Published by Gurney and Jackson, London, 1899. Hard covers. 8vo, orig. cloth, 2nd edition. xl plus 776 pages including index. Revised and enlarged with 384 engravings and 3 coloured maps. Book Condition: Very good. Absolutely solid binding and apart from minor bumping, superficial wear to spine ends and a few small marks on the upper board, the red cloth is in excellent condition for its age. Heavy volume will need extra shipping outside the UK.

Published by Gurney and Jackson, London, 1927. Hard covers. 8vo, orig. cloth, 3rd Edition, 834 pages, top edges gilt, remainder rough-edged. Revised and enlarged with 405 engravings. Book Condition: Very good. Absolutely solid binding. Rather bumped and worn corners. Spine head and lower gutter fraying. Heavy volume will need extra shipping outside the UK.

Book Description: Sotheby & Co , London, 1975. Hard Covers. 250 pages with fine black and white illustrations, one colour plate. Spine sunned and very short tear at head. A few marks on front board, 4 numbers (lots?) inscribed in blue pen in corner of the front board. Otherwise very good condition, pale grey papered boards with black titles. Auction Catalogue 16 & 17 June 1975 to this famous botanical library giving a wealth of bibliographical information. Two images available.

Book Description: Bradbury, Agnew & Co., London, n.d. Hard covers. Original gilt and black pictorial on red cloth with bevelled boards. H K Browne (Phiz), and W T Maude, illustrators. 8vo. (xii) + 257 pp +30 pp Sketch of Robert Smith Surtees + 30 pp on John Leech and his illustrations to Surtees works. Subscription edition. Printed for subscribers from the plates of the Original Edition issued by Bradbury, Agnew & Co. 8 hand coloured engravings plus 13 full page black & white engravings and more in the text. Book Condition: very good except for the usual sunned spine and a chip from it at the head. See images.

Book Description: Bradbury, Agnew & Co., London, n.d. Hard covers. Original gilt and black pictorial cloth with bevelled boards, rebacked. John Leech, H K Browne (Phiz), etc., illustrators. 8vo. viii + 405 pp. Hand coloured vignette to Title & 24 hand-coloured steel engraved plates mostly by John Leech, 4 full page b/w engravings and many text illustrations. Book Condition: Fair. Re-backed with the original spine laid down. Spine considerably faded. Water spots to lower board. Corners bumped. Title browned and some plates have marks to the page edges. One or two grubby pages. One leaf re-joined. New endpapers. Otherwise Good.

Book Description: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1934; 1936 & ‘38 reprints. Hard Covers. Small 8vo. 2 volumes, 1561 pages, 492 illustrations. Edited by E.J. Holmyard. Book Condition: Very Good. Original publisher’s green cloth. No dustjackets. No foxing. Neat single inscription on ffep to Vol 1. These volumes are so much nicer than the modern reprinted copies and much cheaper too! The purpose of this book was to give the public a complete and profusely illustrated guide to life in its manifold forms without it being a text book.

Hard covers with dust-jacket, near fine condition. 1990, The Crowood Press. Extensively illustrated in black and white as well as colour illustrations. Covers steeplechase courses in England, Scotland and the Welsh Borders.

Book Description: Juta & Co., Cape Town, South Africa, 1973. Hard covers, pictorial board. Octavo, 286 pp. Illustrated throughout the text plus plates, some coloured. Flowers throughout the seasons, planting plans and index. Book Condition: Fair. Contents clean but boards somewhat rubbed. See image.

Book Description: Published in London by The Folio Society in 2010. First printing. xxiv + 147 pp; 16 pages and frontispiece of black & white photographs plus 11 figures in the text. Hard covers with slip case as issued. Octavo. Quarter bound in black cloth with paper covered boards blocked with an illustration by Alice Stevenson based on a design by Gavin Morris. Book condition: Fine (appears unread), no inscriptions, with unmarked slip case.

Book Description: Moonraker Press, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, 1976. Hard covers. Pictorial laminated boards. No Jacket as issued. 8vo. Book Condition: New and unused. Covers: Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Somerset, Avon, West Berkshire and East Devon. Maps and engravings and photographs.

Published by Bell and Daldy, London, 1867. Octavo, 430 pp, 50 hand coloured half page vignettes, 51 other engraved vignettes and tailpieces. The tailpieces are often humorous. Publisher's decorated gilt boards, decorated spine, all edges gilt. The text block is not tight but the signatures are secure if the fore-edges are sometimes proud. Cloth hinges worn, especially the lower, which is open for two thirds its length. Corners and board edges a trifle bumped and extrems of spine frayed, (See images). Evidence of bookplate having been removed. Note: the hand colouring is extremely fine and neat. Heavy book for overseas shipping.