Mathew, Brian. The Iris.
1st. Ed. Pub. Batsford. 1981 pp.xvii, 202 with col. & b/w. photos. and line drawings. 8vo. Fine hardback in dw., with some sunning to spine o/w. fine. Title page signed by the author.
This book provides not only descriptions of the plants, but also their classification, cultivation hints and much other useful information.
£25.00 [ref: 71582]

Mathew, Brian. The Iris.
1st. Ed. Rep. with revisions Pub. B.T. Batsford. 1989 pp.xvii, 215 with colour, b/w. photos., and line drawings. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Preferred reprint which benefitted from revisions. This book provides not only descriptions of the plants, but also their classification, cultivation hints and much other useful information.
£35.00 [ref: 66606]

Mathew, Brian. The Smaller Bulbs.
1st. Ed. Pub. Batsford. 1987 pp.xviii, 190 with 96 col. photos. & line drawings. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine 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.
£10.00 [ref: 71053]

Mathew, Brian. The Year-Round Bulb Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Souvenir Press. 1986 pp.114 with colour illus. 4to. Lightly dust-marked top-edge, o/w. a fine hdbk., in fine dw.
£10.00 [ref: 53834]

Mawley, Edward (Ed.) et al. The Rose Annual. 1910 to 1959.
1st. Ed. Pub. Berkamsted / Croydon. 1910-1959 Fifty volume consecutive run with b/w. & colour photographs plus fold-out plans. 8vo. Hardbacks. Contents of one volume cockled, o/w. a thor. vg. to nr. fine run. All volumes in original green cloth bindings. Several publisher’s flyers and a few tickets to the Rose Society’s Annual Shows loosely inserted.
An excellent opportunity to obtain a large, consecutive, run of this wonderfully illustrated and sought after work. ‘The annual journal (sponsored by the Royal National Rose Society) ‘The Rose Annual’ was first published in 1907, and was issued yearly until 1984.’
£495.00 [ref: 66401]

Mawson, T.H. Civic Art. Studies in Town Planning. Parks, Boulevards and Open Spaces.
1st. Ed. Pub. Batsford. 1911 pp.375 with col. frontis. and b/w. photos., plans and illus. throughout. Small folio. Hardback. TEG. Signature in pencil (dated 1912) to ffep. Internal hinges a little tender and some play to text block. Some spotting to ends, occ. internally and a little staining to lower blank margin at ends o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards with gilt lettering and motif to front in good to vg. condition.
This book deals with the integration of town planning and landscape architecture citing numerous examples from around Europe with accompanying plans and illustrations.
£125.00 [ref: 67767]

Maxwell, Sir H. Scottish Gardens. Being A Representative Selection of Different Types, Old and New.
1st. Ed. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1908 pp.x, 251 with 32 colour plates by Mary G.W. Wilson. Large 8vo. TEG. Signature to ffep. A little minor spotting o/w. contents fine. Original decorative boards with gilt lettering in vg. condition.
A general view of Scottish gardening with some prominent gardens considered in detail.
£40.00 [ref: 68041]

Maxwell, Sir H. Scottish Gardens. Being A Representative Selection of Different Types, Old and New.
1st. Ed. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1908 pp.x, 251 with 32 colour plates by Mary G.W. Wilson. Large 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Stamped ‘Presentation Copy’ to title-page. Spotting to fore-edge of text block, ends and occ. internally o/w. contents fine. Original decorated boards with gilt lettering lightly marked and in vg. condition.
A general view of Scottish gardening with some prominent gardens considered in detail.
£29.50 [ref: 71895]

May, P.J. Designing and Creating Water Gardens.
1st. Ed. Pub. Crowood Press. 2004 pp.224 with many colour photos., and illus. Crown 4to. A fine hardback in fine dw. Signed by the author to half-title. Out-of-print.
A practical book which places water gardens firmly within reach of all gardeners. Gives details of a wide range of design ideas.
£20.00 [ref: 55328]

McEwen, Currier The Japanese Iris.
1st. Ed. Pub. Univ. Press of New England. 1990 pp.xi, 153 with col. photos. & b/w. figs. Small 4to. Minor spotting to top edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw., with some sunning to spine.
The first definitve book in English on the history and cultivation of the Japanese Iris.
£12.50 [ref: 71041]