Hall, E. Garden of England. Evolution of Historic Gardens in Kent.
1st. Ed. Pub. Kent County Council. [c.1995] pp.71 with colour and b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Softback. Previous owner’s name and dedication to inside of front cover, o/w. a fine softback.
A survey of the evolution of garden design in England from medieval to modern, as displayed in the great gardens of Kent.
£5.00 [ref: 55115]

Hall, Sir A.D. and Crane, M.B. The Apple.
1st. Ed. Pub. Martin Hopkinson. 1933 pp.235 with b/w. plates & tables. 8vo. Hardback. A little lean to text block. minor spotting to half-title o/w. contents fine. Original green cloth boards vg.
A thorough study of developments in the science and practice of apple growing in the 1930s, detailing the management of soils suitable for apple growing, the purpose of standard stocks and the lay-out necessary to ensure cross-pollination. Also considers pruning, diseases and spraying, varieties, picking and storage.
£9.00 [ref: 71464]

Hamilton, Jill Duchess of, et al. The Gardens of William Morris.
Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2006 pp. 160 with colour plates throughout. A vg. copy in card covers.
£15.00 [ref: 44032]

Hansell, P. & J. Doves and Dovecotes.
1st. Ed. Pub. Millstream. 1988 pp.248 with colour & b/w. photos and line drawings throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
This was the first substantial account of dovecotes and their inhabitants for 50 years. Chapters cover subjects including that of the bird itself, its culinary and medicinal use, early domestication, the first and later dovecotes in England and Wales, interiors, management, ruins and restoration.
£8.50 [ref: 35022]

Harding, S. and Lambert, D. Parks and Gardens of Avon.
1st. Ed. Pub. Avon Gardens Trust. 1994 pp.133 with col. & b/w. photos. & illus. 8vo. Light spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine softback.
A fascinating account of Avon’s many historic parks and gardens and the importance of their conservation.
£3.00 [ref: 69887]

Harding, W. Saxifrages. The Genus Saxifraga in the wild and in cultivation.
1st. Ed. 2nd. Rep. Pub. A.G.S. 1981 pp.134 with b/w. photographs. 8vo. Fine softback, gently sunned to spine.
£3.00 [ref: 64732]

Harris, J. (Intro.). The Rise and Progress of the Present Taste in Planting Parks, Pleasure Grounds, Gardens, Etc. From Henry the Eighth to King George the Third.
Facs. Ed. Pub. Oriel Press. 1970 pp.19. Small 4to. Hardback. Some spotting to ends o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards thor. vg.
An anonymously published poetic, chronological account of landscape gardening, first printed in 1767. Its author, whose central subject in this epistle is Capability Brown, has remained anonymous to this day.
£5.00 [ref: 69931]

Harvey, J. Early Nurserymen. With reprints of Documents and Lists.
1st. Ed. Pub. Philimore. 1974 pp.xiv, 276 with 16 b/w. plates. 8vo. Although not inscribed as such, from the lib. of Sylvia Landsberg with her handwritten notes to rfep. and pastedown. Nr. fine hardback in fine dw.
The standard text for this subject. A detailed study of the development of the trade in seeds, plants, bulbs & trees from the middle ages to the 19th century. Sylvia Landsberg wrote 'The Medieval Garden' (1995). John Harvey was a mentor to Sylvia.
£45.00 [ref: 62406]

Harvey, John. Early Gardening Catalogues. With complete reprints of lists and accounts of the 16th - 19th centuries.
1st. Ed. Pub. Phillimore. 1972 pp.xii, 182 with b/w. photos and fold-out facsimile of early catalogue. 8vo. Although not inscribed as such, from the lib. of Sylvia Landsberg, the highly esteemed designer and rejuvenator of gardens including the Tudor Garden in Southampton, with her handwritten notes to rfep and elsewhere in the text. Fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. With 4-page typed list correcting some of the identifications of plants John Harvey made and also identifying close matching varieties available in 1982. A unique copy.
After analysing the plant-lists of the Middle Ages, this book tells the story of English gardening over the last three hundred years through the trade catalogues produced over this period. Sylvia Landsberg wrote 'The Medieval Garden' (1995). John Harvey was a mentor to Sylvia
£75.00 [ref: 62405]

Harvey, John. Mediaeval Gardens.
1st. Pbk. Ed. Pub. B.T. Batsford 1990 pp.xvi, 199 with colour and b/w. illus. Large 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
Still the definitive text on medieval gardens. This book demonstrates, with the aid of illustrations, that from the eleventh century at least, plants were grown and gardens laid out for their beauty as well as for their usefulness, and that gardening was linked to the planting of orchards and the formation of parks.
£30.00 [ref: 69762]