Bloom, Alan. Mistress of Melthorpe.
1st. Ed. Pub. Aidan Ellis. 1996 pp.152. 8vo. With ‘Good wishes, Alan Bloom’ to ffep. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. From the library of Peter Seabrook, horticulturalist, gardening writer and broadcaster, authenticated by his daughter, Alison Seabrook-Moore.
‘Throughout his life, Alan Bloom has had the opportunity to work among people and study them. Mistress of Melthorpe is a gentle observation of how people live and love, and will appeal to all gardeners and lovers of romance.’
£10.00 [ref: 64385]
Blunt, W. In for a Penny. A Prospect of Kew Gardens.
Pub. Hamish Hamilton. 1980 pp.xxii, 218 with many figs and plates in text. Fine hardback in vg. dw.
Here Wilfrid Blunt traces the development of Kew and provides some entertaining accounts of people connected with the gardens.
£12.50 [ref: 36050]
Bond, J. Somerset Parks and Gardens. A Landscape History.
1st. Ed. Pub. Somerset Books. 1998 pp.175 with colour, b/w. photos. and illus. throughout. 4to. Bookplate of Sir Roy Strong to front pastedown. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Landscape archaeologist James Bond covers the fascinating history of Somerset’s parks and gardens which cover virtually the whole range of English styles and periods.
£50.00 [ref: 62729]
Boniface, P. In Search of English Gardens. The Travels of John Claudius Loudon and his wife Jane.
1st. Ed. Pub. Lennard. 1987 pp. 256 with b/w. photos. and colour illus. 4to. Nr. fine hardback.
Within [this book], we travel through early 19th century England in the opinionated and entertaining company of John Claudius Loudon (1783-1843) and his young wife, Jane.
£15.00 [ref: 63692]
Bourke, A. Correspondence of Mr Joseph Jekyll. With his Sister-in-Law, Lady Gertrude Sloane Stanley 1818-1838. Preceded by Some Letters Written to His Father from France, 1775.
1st. Ed Pub. John Murray. 1894 pp.xxviii, 358 with frontis. Previous owner’s bookplates to f.e.p. o/w. contents in thoroughly vg. condition. Front board lightly marked and spine-ends a little pulled o/w. a vg. copy.
£30.00 [ref: 44040]
Bowe, P. Gardens of Central Europe.
1st. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 1991 pp.215 with many fine coloured photographs. Mint in dw.
£7.00 [ref: 26995]
Bowe, P. & Dehart, M.D. Gardens and Plants of the Getty Villa.
1st. Ed. Pub. Getty Publications. 2011 pp.159 with superb colour photos. throughout. 8vo. A fine softback.
An examination of the five villa gardens J. Paul Getty commissioned in California, looking at the ancient Roman garden design which inspired them, and the plants used to create them.
£10.00 [ref: 55103]
Bowles, E.A. My Garden in Spring. My Garden in Summer. My Garden in Autumn and Winter.
Rep. Ed. Pub. David & Charles. 1972 Three volume set with b/w. photos. 8vo. Thor. vg. hardbacks in thor. vg. dws.
Edward Augustus Bowles (1865-1954) was described as ‘the greatest amateur gardener of the past half-century’ by the President of the RHS. His eight acre garden at Myddelton House, Enfield, is now open to the public and home to a host of rare and unusual plants.
£50.00 [ref: 61638]
Bown, Deni. Herbal. The essential guide to herbs for living.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pavilion. 2001 pp.320 with colour photos. and illus. 4to. Inscription to half title. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. with gently sunned spine.
This is a source book for mind, body and soul, as well as a guide for those who would like to cultivate their own herb garden.
£10.00 [ref: 52987]
Bradbury, Kate. The Bumblebee Flies Anyway. A year of gardening and (wild)life.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2018 pp.256. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print in hardback. RRP. £16.99.
Finding herself in a new home in Brighton, Kate Bradbury (regular contributor to BBC Gardener's Question Time) sets about transforming her decked, barren backyard. She erects bird boxes and bee hotels, hangs feeders and grows nectar- and pollen-rich plants, and slowly brings life back to the garden.
£7.50 [ref: 64725]