Bowles, E.A. A Handbook of Crocus and Colchicum for Gardeners.
Rev. Ed. Pub. The Bodley Head. 1955 pp.222 with colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. Hardback. Errata slip attached to half-title. Some light spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in vg. dw.
E.A. Bowles thoroughly revised edition of this classic work, which is based on his fifty years of experience of cultivating and studying these beautiful flowers.
£15.00 [ref: 67724]

Bowles, E.A. My Garden in Autumn and Winter.
Rep. Pub. David & Charles. 1972 pp.xi, 272 with b/w. plates. 8vo. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw.
£19.50 [ref: 70796]

Bowles, E.A. My Garden in Spring.
Rep. Pub. David & Charles. 1972 pp.xxiii, 308 with b/w. plates. 8vo. Signature to ffep. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A very pleasing facsimile of the first edition which was published in 1914.
£19.50 [ref: 70795]

Bowles, E.A. My Garden in Spring.
Fac. Rep. Pub. Theophrastus. 1971 pp.xx, 308 with col. & b/w. plates. 8vo. Hardback. Spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. contents fine. Decorated cloth boards, in same style as the original, nr. fine.
A very nicely produced facsimile of the first edition which was published in 1914.
£20.00 [ref: 70797]

Bradley, R. The Country Housewife and Lady’s Director; In the management of a House, and the Delights and Profits of a Farm.
Fac. Ed. Pub. Prospect. 1981 pp.31, 187, 188, index, 80. 8vo. Hardback. Light mark on fore-edges, o/w. a fine hdbk. in fine dw. A faithful facsimile.
Richard Bradley published many books on gardening and botany. He also published these two cookery books (in 1727 and 1732) reflecting his travels in England and the Continent. They are a pleasure to read, comprising anecdotes and recipes. This book is a reproduction of the 6th Edition (1736) and is preceded with a full introduction, then followed by a very useful glossary and explanatory notes section.
£35.00 [ref: 53778]

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Brawley Hill, M. Grandmother’s Garden. The Old-Fashioned American Garden 1865-1915.
1st. Ed. Pub. Harry N. Abrams. 1995 pp.240 with col. & b/w. illus. and photos. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. Author’s charming handwritten dedication to Robin (Robin Whalley) to half-title. With an 8-page very well illustrated article (from the journal Antiques) by May Brawley Hill entitled ‘Making virtue of necessity : Decorative American Privies’.
This book traces the development of the indigenous American garden style through more than 150 period paintings and photographs.
£25.00 [ref: 72048]

Brickell, C. Garden Plants. In Association with the RHS.
Pub. BCA. 1995 pp.240 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in same dw.
£5.00 [ref: 40763]

Brickell, C. Pruning. The RHS’s Encyclopaedia of Practical Gardening.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Mitchell Beazley. 1990 pp.96 with b/w. illus. throughout. Landscape 8vo. Minor spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a nr. fine softback.
Considers Roses, Deciduous Shrubs, Evergreens, Hedges, Wall Shrubs, Fruit Bushes and Trees, Deciduous Trees.
£5.50 [ref: 71998]

Brickell, C. & Joyce, D. Royal Horticultural Society - Pruning & Training.
1st. Pub. Dorling Kindersley. 1996 pp.336 with many fine illustrations and photographs. A vg. plus in dw. of which the spine has faded.
£18.00 [ref: 39665]

Brickell, C. & Joyce, D. The Royal Horticultural Society - Pruning & Training.
1st. Ed. Pub. Dorling Kindersley. 1996 pp.336 with colour photos. and illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
£12.50 [ref: 60339]