Desmond, R. Bibliography of British Gardens.
1st. Ed. Pub. St. Paul’s Bibliographies. 1984 pp.viii, 318 with b/w. illus. Large 8vo. Robin Whalley’s signture to ffep. With publisher’s errata slip. Good to vg. hardback.
Ray Desmond’s classic work
£12.00 [ref: 69774]

De’ Medici, Lorenza. The Renaissance of Italian Gardens.
1st. Pub. Pavilion. 1990 pp. 192 with many fine coloured photos. Fine copy in vg. dw.
Lorenza de Medici guides her readers in a second renaissance by selecting twenty-five of her favourite masterpieces of garden design. Many passionate gardeners have rebuilt ancient gardens on the evidence of archives, or have set about designing completely new landscapes.
£20.00 [ref: 39085]

Dixon Hunt, J. The Anglo-Dutch Garden In the Age of William and Mary.
Pub. Taylor and Francis. 1988 pp.vi, 341 with colour photographs and other figs. A vg. copy in card covers which are sl. dog-eared.
£9.00 [ref: 40755]

Dobbie & Co. Ltd., Seedsmen and Nurserymen (Edinburgh). Catalogue - Spring 1924. 57th Annual Edition.
1st. Ed. Pub. Dobbie & Co. Ltd. 1924 pp.128 with b/w. photographs and illus. throughout. Large 8vo. A well-read softback in good to vg. condition. Scarce.
A very comprehensive annual seed catalogue including seed potatoes, general vegetable seeds and flower seeds. With cultivation tips. Offers a fascinating insight into Dobbie & Co. in the early 1920s.
£29.50 [ref: 69808]

Dobbie & Co. Ltd., Seedsmen and Nurserymen (Edinburgh). Catalogue - Spring 1939.
1st. Ed. Pub. Dobbie & Co. Ltd. 1939 pp.144 with b/w. photographs and illus. throughout. Large 8vo. Softback. Contents fine. In good to vg. col. illus. paper covers. With seven loose period insertions, firstly Dobbie’s 4-page (A5) Potato Order form for 1939. Next their 8-page (A5) Seed Order Form for 1939. Thirdly, Dobbie’s 2-page Plant Order Form. Next comes an unused self-addressed Dobbie’s envelope, a small Dobbie’s advertisement in which they ask for customers to introduce them to other people, a further small advert from them in which they invite customers to write to their experts with gardening questions. Lastly, a flyer produced by The Scotland’s Garden Scheme ‘Visit the Beautiful Gardens of Scotland’ in which they advertise their Official Garden Handbook. A super group. Scarce.
A very comprehensive annual seed catalogue including seed potatoes, general vegetable seeds and flower seeds.
£49.50 [ref: 69814]

Du Cane, Florence & Ella. The Flowers and Gardens of Japan.
1st. Ed. Pub. A. & C. Black. 1908 pp.x, 249 with 50 watercolour illus. by Ella Du Cane plus 6-pages of Publisher’s adverts. 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Charming inscription to front paste down and signature to half-title, both dated 1909. Minor splash mark to fore-edge of several leaves, some spotting to fore-edges of text block and to ends o/w. contents fine. Original decorated boards with gilt lettering thor. vg. with a little darkening to spine and lightly marked to front board.
Depicted here are the distinctive ornaments, stones and fences, landscape, temples and most of all, blossoms typical of the traditional Japanese garden. Written by sister of the artist, Florence Du Cane. Ella and Florence were two of the children of Sir Charles Du Cane and his wife Georgiana, the granddaughter of the Anglo-American painter John Singleton Copley.
£60.00 [ref: 71880]

Duchess of Hamilton, Jill., et al. The Gardens of William Morris.
1st. Ed. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 1998 pp.160 with colour and b/w. photos. throughout. Landscape 4to. Fine hardback in thor. vg. dw.
This volume focuses on Morris's vision of the garden, uncovering the principles which had such a profound effect on garden designers such as Gertrude Jekyll and William Robinson.
£12.00 [ref: 60621]

D’Arcy, B. Gardens of Divine Imitation. A garden timeline from the Renaissance to the Edwardian era via Ancient Rome.
1st. Ed. Pub. gardens and people. 2009 pp.vii, 213 with col. plates & b/w. figs. throughout. Landscape 4to. Some spotting to top-edge of text block, lower corner gently bumped o/w. a fine softback.
An exploration of the influence of Italian garden history on the landscape architecture of the Edwardian era.
£9.50 [ref: 69776]

Edwards, J. Gertrude Jekyll. Before the Boots, the Gardens and the Portrait. The Museum of Garden History’s Richardson Lecture for1993.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bayford Books. 1993 pp.40 with b/w. photos. & illus. Large 8vo. Thor. vg. softback.
The fascinating text of a lecture given on the early life of Gertrude Jekyll, emphasing her work as designer and embroiderer.
£5.00 [ref: 69768]

Elliott, B. Victorian Gardens.
1st. Pbk. Ed. Pub Batsford. 1990 pp.285 with 12 colour plates and b/w. photos. throughout. Small 4to. Nr. fine softback.
Examines developments in landscaping, and new thinking in the use of garden features. Colour theories are discussed, along with their influence on carpet bedding and the flower garden.
£30.00 [ref: 60011]