Dennison, Matthew. Behind the Mask. The Life of Vita Sackville-West.
Pub. William Collins. 2015 pp.xix, 364 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. New softback.
A biography of Vita Sackville-West - the celebrated author and poet, and the recluse who found in nature and her garden at Sissinghurst Castle, solace from the contradictions of her extraordinary life.
£9.99 [ref: 54739]

Drysdale Woodcock, H. & Stearn, W.T. Lilies of the World.
Pub. Country Life. pp. 431 with plates and line drawings. VG. in now protected dw. which is lightly chipped in places.
£30.00 [ref: 31878]

Duggan, J. Plants in the Getty's Central Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Getty Publications. 2003 pp.ix, 148 with superb colour photos. throughout. 8vo. A fine softback.
Details the characteristics and growing habitats of nearly four hundred plants, each beautifully illustrated by noted garden photographer, Becky Cohen.
£10.00 [ref: 55102]

Duncan, G.D. The Lachenalia Handbook.
1st. Ed. Pub. Kirstenbosch Nat. Bot. Gardens. 1988 pp.xii, 71 with col. photos. throughout. Large 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
A guide to the genus, with introductory notes on history, identification and cultivation, with descriptions of the species and colour illustrations.
£32.00 [ref: 71625]

Eames, A. (Ed.). Nerines. A brief guide to growing Nerines in the British Isles.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Nerine & Amaryllid Society. 2011 pp.76 with col. photos. 8vo. Spiral-bound softback. Fine.
Intended as a practical guide for the novice but also of interest to the experienced grower.
£15.00 [ref: 71627]

Earle, Alice Morse. Sun-Dials and Roses of Yesterday. Garden Delights which are here displayed in very truth and are moreover regarded as emblems.
1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan & Co. 1902 pp.xxiii, 461 with b/w. photos. and illus. throughout. 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Contents fine. Some sections uncut. Original decorated boards with gilt lettering exceptional and in fine condition. A very pleasing copy.
This work begins with a detailed treatise on all aspects of sun-dials, from classification, through construction, to the setting of sun-dials; followed by what are essentially a series of essays, on Roses and the theme of the Rose as an emblem, including a chapter on the Rosicrucians, a mysterious sect that arose in Europe in the 17th Century.
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Earle, Mrs. C.W. et al. Garden Colour. Notes & Water Colour Sketches by Margaret Waterfield.
2nd. Ed. Pub. J.M. Dent. 1905 pp.xvi, 196 with colour frontis. and 44 colour plates. 4to. Hardback. TEG. Very minor spotting, o/w. contents fine. Original gilt lettered dark blue boards, in thor. vg. condition.
Divided into four sections thus : Spring by Mrs C.W. Earle, Summer by Eleanor Vere Boyle, Autumn by Rose Kingsley, and Winter by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs.
£40.00 [ref: 60609]

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Eckstein, E. George Samuel Elgood. His Life and Work. 1851-1943.
Pub. Alpine Fine Arts. 1995 pp.ix, 230 with colour plates throughout. A fine copy in vg. dw.
This is the only existing record of the life and work of the artist George Samuel Elgood, who painted over 1000 watercolours.
£20.00 [ref: 37133]

Eggli, U. (Ed.). Glossary of Botanical Terms, with special reference to Succulent Plants (including German equivalents).
1st. Ed. Pub. British Cactus & Succulent Society. 1993 pp.109 with b/w. line drawings. Small 4to. Fine softback.
The scope of this glossary centres on succulent plant terminology. But, as succulent plants are ordinary plants in many respects, many "ordinary" botanical terms have been included likewise.
£6.50 [ref: 69414]

Elliott, J. Alpines in Sinks and Troughs.
Pub. A.G.S. 1991 pp.36 with colour photographs and line drawings. A vg. copy. Softback.
£3.00 [ref: 46989]