Rohde, E. Sinclair. The Story of the Garden.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Medici Society. 1989 pp.325 with many plates. 8vo. Thor. vg. hardback in thor. vg. dw.
A history of the garden from the European perspective from the earliest times until the 20th century.
£17.50 [ref: 35575]

Rohde, E. Sinclair. The Story of the Garden. With a chapter on American gardens.
1st. Ed. Pub. Medici Society. 1932 pp.xii, 325 with five col. plates and numerous b/w. illus. Large 8vo. Hardback. Inscription, dated Christmas 1932, to ffep. Occ. light spotting to margins o/w. contents fine. Original cloth in vg. condition with neat repair to top of spine.
A history of the garden from the European perspective from the earliest times until the 20th century.
£10.00 [ref: 66938]

Rohde, E.S. Garden-Craft in the Bible; and other Essays.
Pub. Herbert Jenkins. 1927 pp.242 with b/w. plates. 8vo. Thor. vg. hardback.
£12.00 [ref: 47235]

Rohde, E.S. Gardens of Delight.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Medici Society. 1934 pp.xii, 308 with 32 b/w. photos. Large 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Some spotting fore-edges of text block, to ends and only occ. internally o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards vg. to nr. fine.
Dealing with the pick of garden plants for each month of the year, Rohde writes at length on the remarkable development of the garden, with examples of great gardens in Britain. Arranged by months of the year, the botanical and horticultural information includes details of relevance from history, literature and legend.
£10.00 [ref: 69930]

Rohde, E.S. The Old-World Pleasaunce. An Anthology.
1st. Ed. Pub. Herbert Jenkins. 1925 pp.331. 8vo. Hardback. Very occ. light spotting o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards with blind-stamped decoration, thor. vg. to nr. fine. Quite uncommon.
A charming anthology of old-world extracts in prose and verse relating to Medieval, Elizabethan and Stuart gardening, Bee lore and Astrological lore.
£40.00 [ref: 69892]

Rohde, E.S. Uncommon Vegetables.
Rep. Pub. Country Life. 1946 pp. 94 with small b/w. photographs. Foxing to fore-edges o/w. a vg. copy.
£4.00 [ref: 41621]

Rohde, E.S. Vegetable Cultivation & Cookery.
1st. Ed. Pub. Medici Soc. 1938 pp.viii, 275 with line drawings. 8vo. Contents nr. fine. Original cloth boards vg.
A guide to the cultivation and maintenance of a kitchen garden with notes on cookery.
£7.50 [ref: 66631]

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Rohde, E.S. and Parker, E. The Gardener’s Week-End Book.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Seeley Service. [1950] pp.427 with b/w. line drawings. 8vo. Hardback. Nr. fine.
£9.00 [ref: 63701]

Rohde, Eleanour Sinclair. The Old English Herbals.
Rep. Pub. Minerva Press. 1974 pp.xii, 243 with b/w. illus. Small 4to. Ex-Lib. with some stamps o/w. a fine hardback.
In this extensive survey of Herbals, Eleanour Sinclair Rohde has written the standard work on a little-explored branch of medical and horticultural history. From early Anglo-Saxon plant-lore, through medieval manuscripts to the early printed herbals there is much information on the virtues of herbs, on herb-gardens, recipes, customs, folk beliefs, and the medical, magical, and culinary properties of plants.
£10.00 [ref: 71366]

Rohr, R.R.J. Sundials. History, Theory, and Practice.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Dover. 1996 pp.viii, with b/w. photos. & figs. Landscape 8vo. Softback. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block and to title page o/w. contents fine. Occ. informed pencil annotations. Card covers thor. vg.
In this expert study, a sundial expert offers an informative account of these fascinating devices.
£12.00 [ref: 69895]