Ward, P. Primroses & Polyanthus. A Guide to the Species and Hybrids.
Pub. Batsford. 1997 pp.160 with colour photographs. Hardback. Thor. vg. in thor. vg. dw.
£10.00 [ref: 40981]

Warren, P. How to Store Your Garden Produce. The key to self-sufficiency.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Green Books. 2009 pp.143 with colour photos and line drawings. Large 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
Revised and enlarged edition with amendments to some recipes. The easy to use reference section provides applicable storage and preservation techniques for the majority of plant produce grown commonly in gardens and allotments. In the A-Z list of produce, each entry includes recommended varieties, suggested methods of storage and a number of recipes.
£5.00 [ref: 64156]

Warren-Wren, S.C. Willows.
1st. Ed. Pub. David & Charles. 1972 pp.179 with col. frontis., b/w. photos. and line drawings. 8vo. Minor spotting o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
The willow is one of the earliest recorded plants and this book is a fascinating study of this tenacious and prolific plant in all its variety. The author discusses the three main types alongside information on their cultivation, propagation, pests and diseases.
£5.00 [ref: 66985]

Waterfield, Margaret. Flower Grouping in English Scotch & Irish Gardens.
1st. Ed. Pub. J.M. Dent. 1907 pp.xiii, 237 with 56 col. plates. Small 4to. Hardback. TEG. Bookplate of Francis Gray Smart, (physician and member of the Linnean Society) to front paste down. Charming printed and hand-written gift label (dated 1907) to ffep. Very occ. light spotting o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards in thor. vg. to nr. fine condition with gilt lettering and decoration to front and spine.
A compendium of essays on British and Irish gardens with advice on bulbs, blossoming trees and garden flowers.
£32.50 [ref: 69816]

Watson, F. Flowers and Gardens. Notes on Plant Beauty.
New Ed. Pub. John Lane : The Bodley Head. 1901 pp.xxi, 204 with 4-page publisher’s catalogue. 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Some spotting to ends o/w. contents fine. Original decorated cloth boards, vg. plus.
Edited with a preface by Rev. Canon Ellacombe. Considers flowers including the Snowdrop, Crocus, Primrose, Daffodil and more. Also approaches to gardening, then Spring and Summer vegetation and concludes with a section entitled ‘On the withering of plants’.
£40.00 [ref: 69898]

Way, T. Virgins Weeders and Queens. A History of Women in the Garden.
Pub. Sutton. 2006 pp.x, 278 with 8 colour plates. A fine copy in same dw.
£5.00 [ref: 40776]

Way, Twigs. A Nation of Gardeners. How the British Fell in Love with Gardening.
1st. Ed. Pub. Prion. 2010 pp.192 with colour photos. and illus. throughout. 4to. Dedication by the author to title page. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A fascinating celebration of the history of British gardening, packed with scores of pictures from the Garden Museum’s collection of horticultural memorabilia and photographs.
£9.50 [ref: 62025]

Waymark, J. Thomas Mawson. Life, Gardens and Landscapes.
1st. Ed. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2009 pp.240 with col. & b/w. photos. and illus. Large 4to. Spotting to top-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
The first full biography of this energetic and prolific landscape architect. It is full of new material and images collected from Mawson's relatives as well as from public and private sources.
£40.00 [ref: 71395]

Weathers, J. (Ed.). Commercial Gardening. A practical & scientific treatise for market gardeners, market growers, fruit flower & vegetable growers, nurserymen etc.
1st. Ed. Pub. Gresham Publishing. 1913 Four vol. set with col. plates, b/w. photos. & figs, with charming, detailed, colour fold-out models to rear of Vols.1 and 4. Large 8vo. Hardbacks. Small 4to. Some spottting to fore-edges of text blocks, to ends and occ. internally o/w. contents fine. Highly decorated original cloth boards with gilt lettering very bright and in thor. vg. to nr. fine condition. A very pleasing set.
A comprehensive treatise on all aspects of horticulture for the market gardener. The fold-out models (published by Gresham) appear to have been added by an early owner of this set and illustrate in detail a Potato plant and a Cabbage plant with supporting keys.
£90.00 [ref: 70015]

Weaver, L. Lutyens Houses and Gardens.
1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1921 pp.203 with b/w. photos. & plans. 8vo. Early owner’s signature to ffep. Cords a little stretched o/w. contents fine. Original cloth and paper covered boards vg. plus.
Weaver's account of Lutyen's oeuvre up to this date, including well-illustrated accounts of Folly Farm, Heathcote, Lambay Castle, Lindisfarne Castle (the "reparation"), with a chapter on his furniture designs.
£35.00 [ref: 71346]