Jekyll, Gertrude. Old West Surrey. Some Notes and Memories.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Phillimore. 1999 pp.xxix, 258 with b/w. photos. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw.
£12.50 [ref: 52973]

Jellicoe, G.A. Gardens of Europe.
1st. Ed. Pub. Blackie & Son. 1937 pp.134 with many fine photographs. A vg. hardback with repair to rear external hinge.
£14.00 [ref: 39675]

Kilpatrick, J. Gifts from the Gardens of China. The Introduction of Traditional Chinese Garden Plants to Britain 1698-1862.
Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2007 pp.288 with colour plates and photographs throughout. A fine copy in same dustwrapper.
£18.00 [ref: 46948]

King, R. The Quest for Paradise: A History of the World’s Gardens.
Pub. Mayflower Books. 1979 pp. 288 copiously illustrated in colour. Clean & tight, in dw.
£2.00 [ref: 20632]

Landsberg, S. The Medieval Garden.
Pub. Brit. Mus. nd. pp.144 with colour plates, photographs and figs. A vg. plus copy in same dw.
£15.00 [ref: 39653]

Lawson, William, (with intro. by Thick, M.) A New Orchard and Garden. with The Country Housewives Garden.
Facs. Ed. Pub. Prospect. 2003 Two works in facsimile, with detailed introduction. Illustrated. 8vo. Hardback. Fine in fine dw.
Clergyman William Lawson (d. 1635) was a keen, experienced gardener. He distilled the fruits of his knowledge into these two books (published in the 17th Century) which are very much treasured amongst early gardening literature.
£12.50 [ref: 53774]

Le Lievre, A. Miss Willmott of Warley Place. Her Life and Her Gardens.
Pub. Faber & Faber. 1980 pp.240 with b/w. plates. Nr. fine hdbk. in vg. plus dw. lightly faded on spine and lightly foxed on turn-ins.
£45.00 [ref: 31712]

Le Rougetal, Hazel. The Chelsea Gardener. Philip Miller 1691-1771.
1st. Ed. Pub. Nat. Hist. Mus. 1990 pp.212 with 16 coloured plates and 90 monochrome illus. 4to. A fine hardback in fine dw. RRP £14.95.
Between the years 1722-1770, under the care of Philip Miller, the apothecaries’ physic Garden at Chelsea became the most richly stocked botanic garden in Europe. This informed account places Miller’s work in the context of eighteenth-century horticulture, whilst giving a fascinating overview of events of the time.
£10.00 [ref: 54060]

Ledward, Daphne. The Victorian Garden Catalogue. A treasure trove of horticultural paraphernalia.
Rep. Ed. Pub. Studio Editions. 1995 pp.223 with colour and b/w. illus. 4to. Feint, scattered foxing to fore-edge of text block o/w. a nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw.
£15.00 [ref: 52518]

Leith-Ross, P The John Tradescants. Gardeners to the Rose and Lily Queen.
1st. Ed. Pub. Peter Owen. 1984 pp.320 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Hardback. Faint dust marks to top edge of text block, o/w., a fine hardback in fine dw. Neat bookstamp of Anthony Huxley to ffep.
A definitive account of the lives and works of John Tradescant, father (1570-1638), and son (1608-1662). Of especial interest are the complete texts of the Tradescant’s own plant lists (with modern botanical names), dating back to 1629.
£20.00 [ref: 54751]