Mowl, Timothy. Historic Gardens of Dorset.
1st. Ed. Pub. Tempus. 2003 pp.192 with col. & b/w. photos. & illus. 8vo. Nr. fine softback. Title-page inscribed for Robin Whalley (the well-known authority on Victorian and Edwardian gardens) by Timothy Mowl to title page.
An illustrated history of the many small manor house gardens together with examples of the landscape architecture of more recent times.
£9.50 [ref: 69840]

Mowl, Timothy. Historic Gardens of Worcestershire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Tempus. 2006 pp.192 with col. & b/w. photos. & illus. 8vo. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block - nr. fine softback. Title-page inscribed for Robin Whalley (the well-known authority on Victorian and Edwardian gardens) by Timothy Mowl.
Worcestershire is particularly rich in great gardens from the last 250 years, such as: Madresfield Court, the inspiration for Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited and the restored early eighteenth-century Hanbury Hall, both near Malvern in the south of the county; Hagley Hall of the mid-eighteenth century and William Shenstone's Arcadian masterpiece The Leasowes, both near Halesowen in the north; Croome Park by Capability Brown and the Victorian extravaganza of Witley Hall with its magnificent restored fountains.
£7.50 [ref: 69889]

Murrell, E., (Murrell, Miss H.). The Shrewsbury Roses. Fruit Trees & Flowering Trees & Shrubs. 1964-1965.
1st. Ed. Pub. Murrell. 1965 pp.88 with col. & b/w., photos. 8vo. Errata slip to verso of front cover. With official application form (dated 1965) for admission as a Fellow to the RHS loosely inserted. Occ. annotations to margins of text. Original printed softcover vg.
A lengthy, detailed catalogue.
£9.50 [ref: 71662]

M’Ewen, George & (Cox, John (Ed.)). The Culture of the Peach and Nectarine.
3rd. Enlarged Ed. Pub. Groombridge. 1859 pp. frontis, v, [iii], 52 plus 4-pages of Groombridge adverts. 8vo. Hand-col. frontispiece with further line drawings in text. Minor amount of scattered foxing, o/w. contents thor. vg. Original green cloth boards with handsome blind tooling and gilt lettering. Showing minor wear to spine, o/w. a thor. vg. hardback.
£90.00 [ref: 52407]

Nelson, E.C. A Heritage of Beauty. The Garden Plants of Ireland. An Illustrated Encyclopedia.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Irish Garden Plant Society. 2000 pp.xx, 347 col. frontis. with 25 full-page col. plates, col. & b/w. photographs and illus. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
A unique illustrated encyclopedia containing descriptions of around 5,300 garden plants that were raised in Ireland or that are, by various means, associated with Irish gardeners and gardens. The culmination of 25 years research by an acknowledged authority on Ireland’s garden heritage.
£150.00 [ref: 71614]

Nichols, Beverley. Garden Open Tomorrow.
1st. Ed. Pub. William Heinemann. 1968 pp.269 with b/w. text illus. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. With inscription from the author which charmingly reads ‘For one musician from another musician, Beverley Nichols.’.
Essentially a work for the practical gardener, with occasional entertaining diversions.
£40.00 [ref: 70029]

Nichols, Beverley. (et al). How Does Your Garden Grow?
1st. Ed. 2nd. Imp. Pub. George Allen & Unwin. 1935 pp.127 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Neat signature dated 1942 to ffep. A little light spotting to top-edge of text block o/w. a nr. fine hardback.
An informal, informative and practical collection of essays on gardens and gardening by Beverley Nichols, Compton Mackenzie, Vita Sackville-West and Marion Cran.
£30.00 [ref: 67722]

Nichols, Rose S. Spanish & Portuguese Gardens.
1st. Ed. Pub. Constable. [1925] pp.xxxi, 304 with b/w. photos. & illus. throughout. Large 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Light spotting to ffep., and some light pencil underlining to introductory text o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards with decorative gilt lettering in thor. vg. condition.
Rose Standish Nichols was an American landscape architect who also wrote articles on garden design as well as three books on European gardens. In this comprehensive study, the author covers the main types of garden and influences (Arab, French, Italian) in the Iberian peninsula.
£60.00 [ref: 69929]

Nicol, Walter. The Forcing, Fruit, and Kitchen Gardener : Comprehending the forcing of Asparagus, Cucumbers, Cherries,.....Together with the Management of the Green-House-Culture of Wall and Orchard Fruits-Kitchen Vegetables, Sallads and Herbs.
3rd. Rev. Enl. Ed. Pub. William Creech. 1802 pp.xvi, 427 with six b/w. plates to rear. 8vo. Hardback. Early signature to title page and brief notes to ffep. and pages 46 & 302 in similar hand. Scattered spotting and occ. marks to contents and plates showing toning o/w. contents fine. Very handsomely bound in recent half-calf over marbled boards all in fine condition. The plates illustrate 10 different designs of hot-houses and hot-walls. Scarce
An extensive and fascinating work on gardening, looking in particular at the growing of fruit and vegetables for use in the kitchen. Walter Nicol (1769 - 1811) was a Scottish garden and hothouse designer, who wrote several books on practical horticulture. He was employed at a number of estates in Scotland and improved the design and layout of gardens and glasshouses. Nicol is in particular responsible for the walled garden layout at Dalhousie Castle in Midlothian.
£150.00 [ref: 71363]

Nijhuis, M. (Ed.). Fuchsias. The Complete Handbook.
Pub. Cassell. 1994 pp.271 with colour photographs, text illus., and figs. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
£5.00 [ref: 46363]