Flowerdew, B. Organic Bible. Successful Gardening the Natural Way.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Kyle Cathie. 2000 pp.224 with colour photos. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Everything you need to know to create your own paradise of flowers, fruits and vegetables, thronging with wildlife and a joy to behold.
£8.50 [ref: 62020]

Forsyth, William. A Treatise on the Culture and Management of Fruit-Trees; In Which a New Method of Pruning and Training is Fully Described.
5th. Corr. Ed. Pub. Longman and Rees. 1810 pp.vvviii, 522 with portrait frontis., plus 13 copper engraved plates (11 being fold-out). 8vo. Hardback. Tide mark to bottom half of frontis., title page and three plates; scattered spotting and some off-setting (to plates), o/w. contents fine. More recent full calf leather Cambridge panel binding with blind decoration and gilt lettering in fine condition.
£95.00 [ref: 63840]

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Fothergill, J. The Gardener’s Colour Book.
1st. Ed. Pub. Alfred A. Knopf. 1927 pp.40 with 2 separate calendars, one with some interesting handwritten notes for the month of July. 4to. Fine hardback in good to vg. dw. Scarce.
The author created this work to help himself work out colour schemes for his garden. Collates all ‘showy flowers’ in order of colour, height and period of blooming in table format. There is ample space for an owner to add their own records and selections.
£40.00 [ref: 65432]

Fox Wilson, G. & Becker, P. Horticultural Pests. Detection and Control.
3rd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Crosby Lockwood. 1960 pp.xix, 240 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in thor. vg. dw.
The RHS Journal said of this work that ‘Here at last is a really authoritative book on the detection or recognition of garden pests by the symptoms of plant injury’.
£8.00 [ref: 60376]

Fox, H.M. André Le Nôtre. Garden Architect to Kings.
1st. Ed. Pub. B.T. Batsford. [1963] pp.176 with 3 col. plans and b/w. illus. throughout. Small 4to. Charming inscription, dated 1963, to half-title. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block. Nr. fine hardback in vg. plus. dw.
André Le Nôtre (1613-1700) was one of the greatest French landscape architects, his masterpiece being the gardens of Versailles. Le Nôtre’s other designs include the gardens of the Trianon, Saint-Cloud, and Chantilly and the parks of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Fontainebleau. His genius was in demand throughout the capitals of Europe. He visited London where he is believed to have been responsible for St. James’s Park.
£22.00 [ref: 71373]

Fox, H.M. Garden Cinderellas. How To Grow Lilies In The Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan. 1928 pp.[xxiv], 269 with 4 colour plates plus b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Hardback. Neat inscription dated 1930. Contents fine. Original decorated green cloth boards in nr. fine condition.
£30.00 [ref: 58442]

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Francis, M. and Hester, R.T. (Eds.). The Meaning of Gardens.
1st. Ed. 4th. Prt. Pub. MIT Press. 1995 pp.ix, 283 with numerous b/w. photos and illus. 4to. A very nr. fine softback with one small crease to back cover.
With essays from thirty different contributors, this book explores the how the garden is perceived, designed, used and valued.
£22.00 [ref: 55073]

Freeling, A. (Ed.). Flowers; Their Use and Beauty, in Language and Sentiment.
1st. Ed. Pub. Darton & Co. 1851 pp.xvi, 251 with 9 hand-coloured plates (inc. frontis. and illus. title page) and b/w. vignettes throughout. Small 8vo. Hardback. AEG. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Munyard to front pastedown and neat inscription dated 1852 to ffep. Very minor, occasional spotting, o/w. contents fine. Original silver gilt decorated blue cloth boards a little shelf rubbed, o/w. in thor. vg. condition. Scarce.
£225.00 [ref: 60768]

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Friend, R.G.M. Growing Orchids in Your Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2004 pp.218 with colour photos. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
The author provides more than 500 orchid choices for every garden situation and supplies practical cultivation information in thorough charts and tables.
£15.00 [ref: 47575]

Friend, Rev. Hilderic. Flowers and Flower Lore.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Swan Sonnenschein & Co. 1884 pp.xvi, 704 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Small owner’s label to front paste down. Charming inscription, dated 1887, to ffep. Internal hinges tender. Spotting to fore-edges of text block, title page, only a very minor amount elsewhere o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration with closed tear to spine o/w. vg.
The second edition with additions and corrections. A very detailed, easily absorbed work.
£69.50 [ref: 71910]