Thacker, Dr. C. et al. Larousse Gardening and Gardens.
Pub. Hamlyn. 1990 pp.624 with colour photographs and illus. throughout. A vg, copy in same dw.
Authoritative, comprehensive and beautiful to look at, this unique encyclopedia is the key to successful gardening.
£10.00 [ref: 40800]
The Architectural Association. Miss Gertrude Jekyll. 1843-1932 Gardener.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Architectural Association. 1981 pp.49 with photos., and many garden plans. Small 8vo. Robin Whalley’s signature. VG. softback.
The catalogue to an exhibition celebrating the achievements of Gertrude Jekyll.
£10.00 [ref: 69769]
The Wayside Gardens Co. (Mentor, Ohio). Catalogue - Imported and Native Bulbs.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Wayside Gardens Co. 1933 pp.48 with col. plates. 4to. Contents fine in thor. vg. card covers. Scarce.
A beautifully illustrated bulb catalogue of Tulips, Narcissi, Lilies, Daffodils, Iris, Crocus, Hyacinth and a large range of miscellaneous bulbs. The Wayside Gardens Co. were one of America’s foremost landscape architects. Within this catalogue they present two collections of Tulips for people who are not very familiar with them and they said ‘the most exacting person will be pleased with the colors and flowers’.
£25.00 [ref: 69809]
Thomas, Graham S. Plants for Ground-Cover.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. J.M. Dent. 1971 pp.xxv, 273 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. Ownership insc. Nr. fine hardback in fine dw.
£9.00 [ref: 61633]
Thomas, Graham Stuart. Cuttings from My Garden Notebooks.
Pub. John Murray. 1997 pp.xxx, 368 with text illus. throughout. 4to. A fine hardback in fine dw., very gently sunned on spine.
£8.00 [ref: 46127]
Thomas, Graham Stuart. The Rock Garden and its Plants. From Grotto to Alpine House.
Pub. J.M. Dent. 1989 pp.266 with plates and text figs. throughout. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
£10.00 [ref: 46128]
Thomas, H.H. Fruit Growing for Amateurs.
1st. Ed. Pub. Funk & Wagnalls. 1916 pp.vi, 151 with b/w. photos. & illus. throughout. 8vo. Signature in pencil, dated 1921, to ffep. Fine hardback. Scarce.
A book intended to provide guidance to amateur gardeners who possess, or are about to begin, the planting and cultivation of fruit-trees. Considers apples, pears, cherry, berries, the fig, melon, plum and more. Presents information on storing and bottling fruit, winter washes, insectides for the amateur, insect pests and diseases.
£22.50 [ref: 71469]
Thompson, I. The Sun King’s Garden. Louis XIV, André Le Nôtre and the Creation of the Gardens of Versailles.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2006 pp.xiii, 370 with b/w. and colour illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Ian Thompson reveals with knowledge, wit and insight, the intertwined stories of an extraordinary garden and an extraordinary friendship between Louis XIV and André Le Nôtre.
£9.50 [ref: 69068]
Thompson, P. The Looking-Glass Garden. Plants and Gardens of the Southern Hemisphere.
1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2001 pp. 451 with colour photos. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
The floras of countries as diverse as South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Chile offer adventurous gardeners palettes, forms, textures, and effects that have no parallel in the garden offerings of the north. As well as offering useful suggestions on interesting plants that can be incorporated in a variety of gardens in our latitudes, Thompson's book is also a travelogue of the wild landscapes of faraway lands and a tour of some of the great gardens to be found below the equator.
£15.00 [ref: 36621]
Thompson, R. The Gardener’s Assistant. Practical and Scientific.
Rev. Ed. Pub. Blackie & Son. 1878 pp.956 with numerous engravings and coloured plates. Foxing to end pages, incl. title page. Paper at internal hinges cracking - binding very sound. Internally very clean. Bound in green half-calf, a little rubbed on edges, especially to corners. Raised bands. Gilt red-calf title on spine. Marbled ends. A nice copy.
A fascinating insight into gardening practices of that period.
£70.00 [ref: 31981]