Thompson, R. (& Watson, W. (Ed.)). The Gardener’s Assistant. A Practical and Scientific Exposition of the Art of Gardening in all its Branches.
New Rev. Ed. Pub. Gresham. 1900-1902 Six volume set with fine chromolithographs, b/w., photos., and illus. 4to. Hardbacks. Minor spotting to fore-edges of text blocks, ends and occ. internally o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards with art-nouveau style decoration in thor. vg. condition. A very pleasing set.
The new edition ‘revised and entirely remodelled under the direction and general editorship of William Watson, F.R.H.S.’. A superb work. Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of gardening from layout and landscaping to kitchen gardens, orchards, soft fruit, and cut flowers.
£75.00 [ref: 67734]

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Thompson, R. (& Watson, W. (Ed.)). The Gardener’s Assistant. A Practical and Scientific Exposition of the Art of Gardening in all its Branches.
New Rev. Ed. Pub. Gresham. 1925 Six volume set with fine chromolithographs, b/w., photos., and illus. 4to. Hardbacks. Minor spotting to fore-edges of text blocks and to ends, only a very minor amount elsewhere o/w. contents fine. Original decorated green cloth boards showing only minor indications of age o/w. in nr. fine condition. A very pleasing set.
The new edition ‘revised and entirely remodelled under the direction and general editorship of William Watson, F.R.H.S.’. A superb work. Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of gardening from layout and landscaping to kitchen gardens, orchards, soft fruit, and cut flowers.
£95.00 [ref: 70010]

Thomson, William. A Practical Treatise on the Cultivation of the Grape Vine.
William Blackwood, 1879. Ninth Edition. Pp.99 + publisher’s adverts. with occasional woodcuts, blind-tooled cloth in vine-leaf design, gilt. Clean bright copy, embrowned prelims., but generally very good.
£20.00 [ref: 15490]

Thurley, S. The Royal Palaces of Tudor England. Architecture and Court Life 1460 - 1547.
1st. Ed. Pub. Yale Univ. Press. 1993 pp.ix, 283 with col. & b/w. photos. and illus. throughout, plus b/w. plans. 4to. Some spotting to top-edge of text block, o/w. a fine hardback in thor. vg. dw.
A social history of the Tudor court with particular emphasis on the reign of Henry VIII.
£15.00 [ref: 69758]

Titchmarsh, A. How to be a Gardener. Book One. Back to Basics.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. BBC. 2002 pp.264 with colour photos., throughout. 4to. A fine hardback in thor. vg. dw.
Provides the essentials that every gardener needs to know.
£7.50 [ref: 56930]

Titchmarsh, A. How to Garden. Essential skills, advanced techniques, practical step-by-steps.
1st. Ed. Pub. BBC. 2010 pp.287 with colour photos., throughout. 4to Fine hardback in fine dw. As new.
Provides the essentials that every gardener needs to know.
£7.50 [ref: 62021]

Titley, Norah & Wood, Frances. Oriental Gardens.
1st. Ed. Pub. The British Library. 1991 pp.125 with colour and b/w. illus. 4to. A fine softback.
Offers a detailed account of the different purposes that gardens served in the cultures of Ottoman Turkey, Iran, India, China, Japan and Southeast Asia.
£9.00 [ref: 49972]

Todd, S.E. The Apple Culturist. A Complete Treatise for the Practical Pomologist. To aid in propagating the apple, and cultivating and managing orchards.
1st. Ed. Pub. Harper & Brothers. 1871 pp.334 with b/w. text figs. throughout. 8vo. Hardback. Contents nr. fine. Original cloth boards with gilt motif in vg. plus condition.
A charming and intriguing feature in the apple illustrations, including the gilt apple on the front cover, is their presentation stem side down, flower side up, a convention to better aid in varietal recognition.
£95.00 [ref: 71465]

Tompsett, A. Golden Harvest. The story of daffodil growing in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
1st. Ed. Pub. Alison Hodge. 2006 pp.144 with col. & b/w. photos. throughout. Small 4to. Fine softback with gently sunned spine. Half-title inscribed ‘Best wishes, Andrew Tompsett’.
Cornwall’s daffodil production continues to thrive and represents about a fifth of the world’s total.
£7.50 [ref: 71634]

Toms, Derek and Harbouri, Caroline. The Mediterranean Garden. A journal for gardeners in all the mediterranean climate regions of the world.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Mediterranean Garden Society. 1995-2020 Journals No.1, 3, 7, 8, 15, 17, 22, 25 and 27 to 102 incl., (84 journals in total) with fine b/w. line drawings. 8vo. Softback. Nr. fine to fine.
A great run of this quarterly journal. Members from all over the world send Caroline Harbouri articles within the broad subject of mediterranean plants and gardens. She also welcomes book reviews, sundries and letters to the editor. Back issues are available from the Society.
£200.00 [ref: 64093]