Duncan, G.D. The Lachenalia Handbook.
1st. Ed. Pub. Kirstenbosch Nat. Bot. Gardens. 1988 pp.xii, 71 with col. photos. throughout. Large 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
A guide to the genus, with introductory notes on history, identification and cultivation, with descriptions of the species and colour illustrations.
£32.00 [ref: 71625]

Duncan, Graham. The Genus Lachenalia.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG Kew. 2012 pp.480 with over 300 colour photos., supporting botanical illustrations & line drawings. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £130.00.
The first complete, illustrated systematic monograph of this horticulturally important and botanically diverse group of 133 species; it includes ten species and one subspecies that are new to science.
£60.00 [ref: 49107]

D’Arcy, B. Gardens of Divine Imitation. A garden timeline from the Renaissance to the Edwardian era via Ancient Rome.
1st. Ed. Pub. gardens and people. 2009 pp.vii, 213 with col. plates & b/w. figs. throughout. Landscape 4to. Some spotting to top-edge of text block, lower corner gently bumped o/w. a fine softback.
An exploration of the influence of Italian garden history on the landscape architecture of the Edwardian era.
£9.50 [ref: 69776]

Eames, A. (Ed.). Nerines. A brief guide to growing Nerines in the British Isles.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Nerine & Amaryllid Society. 2011 pp.76 with col. photos. 8vo. Spiral-bound softback. Fine.
Intended as a practical guide for the novice but also of interest to the experienced grower.
£15.00 [ref: 71627]

Earle, Alice Morse. Sun-Dials and Roses of Yesterday. Garden Delights which are here displayed in very truth and are moreover regarded as emblems.
1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan & Co. 1902 pp.xxiii, 461 with b/w. photos. and illus. throughout. 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Contents fine. Some sections uncut. Original decorated boards with gilt lettering exceptional and in fine condition. A very pleasing copy.
This work begins with a detailed treatise on all aspects of sun-dials, from classification, through construction, to the setting of sun-dials; followed by what are essentially a series of essays, on Roses and the theme of the Rose as an emblem, including a chapter on the Rosicrucians, a mysterious sect that arose in Europe in the 17th Century.
£180.00 [ref: 61281]

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Earle, Mrs. C.W. et al. Garden Colour. Notes & Water Colour Sketches by Margaret Waterfield.
2nd. Ed. Pub. J.M. Dent. 1905 pp.xvi, 196 with colour frontis. and 44 colour plates. 4to. Hardback. TEG. Very minor spotting, o/w. contents fine. Original gilt lettered dark blue boards, in thor. vg. condition.
Divided into four sections thus : Spring by Mrs C.W. Earle, Summer by Eleanor Vere Boyle, Autumn by Rose Kingsley, and Winter by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs.
£40.00 [ref: 60609]

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Eckstein, E. George Samuel Elgood. His Life and Work. 1851-1943.
Pub. Alpine Fine Arts. 1995 pp.ix, 230 with colour plates throughout. A fine copy in vg. dw.
This is the only existing record of the life and work of the artist George Samuel Elgood, who painted over 1000 watercolours.
£20.00 [ref: 37133]

Edwards, J. Gertrude Jekyll. Before the Boots, the Gardens and the Portrait. The Museum of Garden History’s Richardson Lecture for1993.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bayford Books. 1993 pp.40 with b/w. photos. & illus. Large 8vo. Thor. vg. softback.
The fascinating text of a lecture given on the early life of Gertrude Jekyll, emphasing her work as designer and embroiderer.
£5.00 [ref: 69768]

Eggli, U. (Ed.). Glossary of Botanical Terms, with special reference to Succulent Plants (including German equivalents).
1st. Ed. Pub. British Cactus & Succulent Society. 1993 pp.109 with b/w. line drawings. Small 4to. Fine softback.
The scope of this glossary centres on succulent plant terminology. But, as succulent plants are ordinary plants in many respects, many "ordinary" botanical terms have been included likewise.
£6.50 [ref: 69414]

Eliot, C.W. Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect.
Rep. Pub. Books for Libraries. 1971 pp.xxiv, 770 with plans, maps (some fold-out) and other illus. VG. hardback. From the library of Nigel Temple.
Originally published in 1902 this is a faithful facsimile of the original work.
£19.00 [ref: 26092]