Massingham, B. Gertrude Jekyll. An Illustrated Life of Gertrude Jekyll 1843-1932.
1st. Ed. Pub. Shire Publications. 1975 pp.48 with b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. A nr. fine softback.
£3.00 [ref: 55114]

Massingham, B. Miss Jeykll. Portrait of a Gardener.
Pub. Country Life. 1966 pp. 195. Ex-library copy. A good reading copy.
£12.00 [ref: 38869]

Masson, G. Italian Gardens.
Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 1987 pp.300 with b/w. and colour photographs throughout. A vg. plus copy in same dw.
£30.00 [ref: 39780]

Masson, M. The Grand Salad. From John Evelyn’s ‘Acetaria’ (1699).
1st. Ed. Pub. Peacock Vane. 1984 pp.96 with colour illus., and b/w., line drawings. Small 4to. Hardback. Top-edge a little dustmarked, o/w. a fine hdbk., in fine dw.
After a brief biography of Evelyn the text of his scholarly work on salads (Acetaria) is presented on the left-hand pages. On the right Masson has substantiated the herbs, salads and vegetables.
£12.00 [ref: 53777]

Mathew, B. Hellebores.
1st. Ed. Pub. AGS. 1989 pp.ix, 180 illus. with col. photos., line drawings and specially commissioned watercolours by Mary Grierson. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in thor. vg. dw.
Still considered the definitive text on hellebores.
£20.00 [ref: 34481]

Mathew, B. The Smaller Bulbs.
1st. Ed. Pub. Batsford. 1987 pp.xviii, 190 with 96 col. photos. & line drawings. 8vo. A little cockling to blank lower margins o/w. a fine hardback in vg. dw.
This volume greatly extends the area covered in ‘Dwarf Bulbs’ by covering in more detail the Tulipa, Corydalis, Crocus and Fritillaria. The author also updated the changes in the nomenclature and availability that have affected these bulbs in recent years.
£8.00 [ref: 67727]

Mathew, Brian (Ed.). Genus Cyclamen. In Science, Cultivation, Art and Culture.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG, Kew. 2013 pp.xviii, 574 with more than 700 colour photos. and illus. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
A celebration of Cyclamen. Practical information on cultivation and propagation is presented alongside the botany of all taxa, the history of Cyclamen and information on its use in botanical art, ceramics, pottery and more.
£60.00 [ref: 71934]

Mathew, Brian. Flowering Bulbs for the Garden. Kew Gardening Guides.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 1987 pp.124 with colour and b/w. illus. Small 4to. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A practical approach to choosing and cultivating all the most popular bulb species in the garden.
£3.50 [ref: 53833]

Mathew, Brian. Hellebores.
1st. Ed. Pub. Alpine Garden Soc. 1989 pp.ix, 180 with colour photos., and illus. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. A number of related articles loosely inserted.
Still considered the definitive text on hellebores.
£50.00 [ref: 58450]

Mathew, Brian. The Crocus : A Revision of the Genus Crocus (Iridaceae).
1st. Ed. Pub. B.T. Batsford. 1982 pp.127 with 79 full-page col. plates & b/w. text illus. Large 8vo. Small owner’s label to ffep. Fine hardback in thor. vg. dw with some sunning. Title page signed by the author Brian Mathew.
A thorough account of the crocus with a detailed classification of the species including a key to their identification. Every species description is accompanied by a full-page colour illustration and in addition, a glossary and index to species and their synonyms.
£29.50 [ref: 71594]