Adams, W.H. The French Garden 1500-1800.
1st. UK. Pub. Scolar Press. 1979 pp.159, with b/w. photos. & Illus. Large 8vo. Robin Whalley’s signature to ffep. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
From Renaissance to revolution, the garderners of France drew inspiration from many sources to construct paradise on earth. Monarchs and nobles gave their commands, and generations of the finest artists built upon the work of their predecessors until the French astonished the world with the splendour of their gardens.
£8.00 [ref: 69767]

Adams, W.H. The French Garden 1500-1800.
Pub. Scolar Press. 1982 pp.159, with many b/w. plates. Very good softback copy with lightly sunned card covers.
£6.00 [ref: 47654]

Adams, W.H. The French Garden 1500-1800.
1st. Pub. Scolar Press. 1979 pp.159 with illus. Fine in dw.
£20.00 [ref: 23141]

Allan, Mea. E.A. Bowles and his Garden, at Myddelton House 1865-1954.
1st. Ed. Pub. Faber & Faber. 1973 pp.264, with some colour and many b/w. plates. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in vg. dw.
£10.00 [ref: 49630]

Anthony, J. Vanbrugh. An Illustrated Life of Sir John Vanbrugh 1664-1726.
1st. Ed. Pub. Shire Publications. 1977 pp.48 with b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Fine softback.
Remembered today as one of the most original of English architects, Vanbrugh was also a soldier and the author of a series of comedies.
£5.00 [ref: 58583]

Attlee, H. Charles Latham’s Gardens of Italy. From the archives of Country Life.
1st. Ed. Pub. Aurum Press. 2009 pp.191 with b/w. photographs throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
A book of fine, black and white, photographs of historic Italian Gardens, taken by Country Life’s first staff photographer in the early 1900s using a large-format plate camera. Accompanied by an informed commentary by Helena Attlee, a leading authority on garden history.
£35.00 [ref: 68026]

Attlee, H. Italian Gardens. A Cultural History.
1st. Ed. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2006 pp.240 with col. photos. & illus. throughout. 4to. Thor. vg. hardback in thor. vg. dw.
An invaluable introduction to the history of Italian gardens for any student and a thoroughly enjoyable read for any garden enthusiast.
£12.50 [ref: 69756]

Batey, M. Alexander Pope. The Poet and the Landscape.
1st. Ed. Pub. Barn Elms. 1999 pp.135 with col. & b/w. photos. and illus. Large 8vo. Spotting to top-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw. With a lengthy, loosely inserted, review of this book from the Times Literary Supplement (dated July 2000).
A unique look at Pope’s relationship with the leading garden makers of his time.
£16.00 [ref: 69780]

Batey, M. Regency Gardens. Shire Garden History No. 7.
1st. Ed. Pub. Shire Publications. 1995 pp.96 with colour and b/w. illus., throughout. 8vo. Fine softback.
£6.00 [ref: 58580]

Batey, M. & Woudstra, J. The Story of the Privy Garden at Hampton Court.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Barn Elms. 1996 pp.36 with colour, b/w. photos., and illus., throughout. Large 8vo. Fine softback.
The story of the reconstruction of the private garden, which began in 1992, originally created at Hampton Court for William and Mary of Orange.
£5.00 [ref: 59095]