Hill, W.F. Landscape Handbook for the Tropics.
1st. Ed. Pub. Garden Art Press 1995 pp.407 with colour, b/w. photos and illus. throughout. 4to. Signature. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print in hardback.
Guide to all aspects of landscape design, construction and conservation in tropical countries. Suitable for the amateur, as well as the professional.
£17.50 [ref: 61586]
Hills, Lawrence D. Down to Earth. Fruit and Vegetable Growing.
Pub. Faber & Faber. 1960 pp.179 with occasional b/w. illus. Small 8vo. Uncorrected proof copy signed ‘M du Sautoy’ to front cover. Thor. vg. softback.
With chapters on Inheriting a Garden, The Gardener’s Year is a Wheel, Vegetables One by One, Fruit for Small Gardens, and Tips and Tools.
£30.00 [ref: 62457]
Hinde, Thomas. Capability Brown. The Story of a Master Gardener.
1st. Pub. Hutchinson. 1986 pp.224 with illus. A fine copy in dw.
£15.00 [ref: 34185]
Hitchmough, W. Arts and Crafts Gardens.
1st. Ed. Pub. V&A. 2005 pp.96 with col. photos. & illus. throughout. 8vo. Inscription to ffep. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A beautifully illustrated history of the Arts and Crafts movement and its blend of architecture and garden design.
£10.00 [ref: 71882]
Hoare, C. A Practical Treatise on the Cultivation of The Grape Vine on Open Walls.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Longman. 1837 pp.xii, 210 plus 16 pages of adverts. With some figs. in text. Contents very clean and in thor. vg. condition. Boards rubbed and showing some wear at spine. Overall a good plus copy.
£70.00 [ref: 37367]
Hobday, Edward. Villa Gardening. A Handbook for Amateur and Practical Gardeners.
1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan. 1887 pp.555. 8vo. Hardback. Light spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. contents fine. Original green cloth boards vg. plus.
Considers ornamental gardening, plant culture under glass, hardy fruit culture, fruit culture under glass and the vegetable garden. Also presents a monthly calendar of work.
£16.50 [ref: 71352]
Hobhouse, P. Gardens of Persia.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cassell. 2003 pp.192 with col. & b/w. photos. & illus. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Beautifuly illustrated, this is the first book to explore the development of the Persian paradise garden from ancient to modern.
£20.00 [ref: 71370]
Hobhouse, P. Plants in Garden History.
Pub. Pavilion Books. 1994 pp. 336 illus. in colour and b/w. throughout. VG. in card covers.
Described as an illustrated history of plants and their influence on garden styles - from ancient Egypt to the present day.
£12.50 [ref: 34098]
Hobhouse, Penelope. Flower Gardens.
1st. Ed. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 1991 pp.215 with col. photos throughout. 4to. Small ownership label. Nr. fine hardback in vg. dw.
Hobhouse discusses the contribution of flowers to different garden styles and has selected some 700 of the best flowering plants in a comprehensive catalogue giving full cultivation details.
£5.00 [ref: 66928]