Johnson, A.T. The Mill Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. W.H. & L. Collingridge. 1950 pp.207 with b/w plates. 8vo. Owner’s neat signature dated 1950. Nr. fine hardback.
£4.00 [ref: 64240]
Jones, L. Reinventing the Garden. Chaumont - Global Inspirations from the Loire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Thames and Hudson. 2003 pp.192 with many colour photos. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
The international garden festival of Chamount-sur-Loire, set in the beautiful Loire valley in France, has been a showcase for cutting-edge garden design since its first year in 1992. This book presents a stunning selection of entries to the festival with plans, colour photographs and plants listed.
£12.00 [ref: 46436]
Journal of Garden History. Hunt, J.D. & de Jong E. (Eds.). The Anglo-Dutch Garden in the Age of William and Mary. A special issue of Journal of Garden History in association with a major exhibition on this theme held at the Rijksmuseum and at Christie’s in London.
Pub. Taylor & Francis. 1988 pp.vi, 341 with 16 col. plates & b/w. illus. throughout. Landscape 8vo. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A detailed, scholarly book with parallel English and Dutch text published in association with a major exhibition held at Rijksmuseum Paleis Het Loo, Apeldoorn and Christie's, London.
£15.00 [ref: 68370]
Junzhen, Zhu. Chinese Landscape Gardening.
1st. Ed. Pub. Foreign Languages Press, Beijing. 1992 pp.182, with colour photos., and illus. throughout. 4to. Nr. fine hardback.
The result of three decades of research into traditional Chinese royal and private gardens, and contemporary gardens, this is a distillation of the principles of plant arrangement and other design factors such as paths, stones and water features.
£30.00 [ref: 57309]
Kamm, J. Joseph Paxton and the Crystal Palace. A Story Biography.
1st. Ed. Pub. Methuen & Co. 1967 pp.168 with b/w. illus. Small 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A sympathetic and engaging biography of Joseph Paxton.
£15.00 [ref: 61053]
Karson, R. Fletcher Steele, Landscape Architect. An account of the gardenmaker’s life, 1885-1971.
1st. Ed. Pub. Abrams. 1989 pp.xxiii, 344 with colour and b/w. photos., illus., and line drawings. 4to. With Errata slip neatly stuck to p.153. Small address label removed from ffep, o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw.
A comprehensive account of Steele's gardens and his life. It also contains details of his clients, plant lists of major gardens, a bibliography of Steele's books and articles. Lastly, a glossary and an index cross referenced by category of design element completes the work.
£14.50 [ref: 55044]
Keane, M.P. Japanese Garden Design.
1st. Ed. 2nd. Rep. Pub. Charles E. Tuttle. 1998 pp.xiii, 184 with colour photos., and b/w. illus. Landscape 4to. Fine hardback in vg. plus dw. Out-of-print.
Presents the essential concepts and processes employed by Japanese garden designers through the centuries, to promote a true appreciation of these living works of sculpture.
£20.00 [ref: 58459]
Keay, A. & Watkins, J. (Eds.). The Elizabethan Garden at Kenilworth Castle.
1st. Ed. Pub. English Heritage. 2013 pp.x, 212 with colour and b/w., photos., illus., and plans. 4to. New softback. RRP £40.00.
The garden created by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, at Kenilworth was one of the wonders of Elizabethan England. It was also very well documented which aided greatly its recreation in 2009. This book presents the documentary and archaeological work that went into the restoration project.
£30.00 [ref: 56322]
Keech, Dan (et al). The Common Ground Book of Orchards. Conservation, culture and community.
1st. Ed. Pub. Common Ground, London. 2000 pp.221 with col. & b/w. photos. and illus. Landscape 8vo. Nr. fine softback. Out-of-print.
Scores of examples demonstrate how, in town and country, community orchards provide wholesome food, wildlife havens, arenas for communal celebration and inspirational places where the development of orcharding knowledge across generations and ethnicity can flourish. Includes 50 photographs of west country orchards by James Ravilious, showing how people have worked with nature to create great richness and beauty.
£9.00 [ref: 71455]
Keeling, Jim. The Terracotta Gardener. Creative Ideas from Leading Gardeners.
Headline, 1990, reprint. Pp.160 with numerous col. plates. VG. in spine-faded dw.
£8.00 [ref: 15212]