Bagenal, N.B. (Ed.). Fruit Growing. Modern Cultural Methods.
Rev. Ed. Pub. Ward, Lock & Co. 1945 pp.416 with 8 colour plates, 60 b/w. photos. and many illus. 8vo. Thor. vg. hardback in vg. dw., with small tear on rear cover.
£15.00 [ref: 56048]

Beckett, E. Vegetables for Home and Exhibition.
1st. Ed. Pub. Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. 1908 pp.[viii], 398 with b/w. photos., plus 20 pages of relevant adverts bound to front and rear. 8vo. Hardback. Contents fine. Original green cloth boards in vg. condition, showing a little wear.
A detailed work. Chapters on soil preparation, crop rotation, tools, preparing and exhibiting vegetables, herbs and salads, diseases and enemies. Also a monthly calendar of kitchen garden work.
£15.00 [ref: 55845]

Browning, F. Apples.
1st. Ed. Pub. North Point. 1998 pp.241. Fine in fine dw.
A very interesting journey through the history of the apple from primal myths of arguably the world’s most popular fruits to genetic engineering.
£7.50 [ref: 33585]

Bunyard, George & Thomas, Owen. The Fruit Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1904 pp.xiii, 507 with 119 b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. Dedications to ffep. Foxing at ends and to parts of text, o/w. in thor vg. condition. Original boards showing some shelf-rubbing in places; two neat repairs to spine, o/w. in vg. condition.
£75.00 [ref: 52430]

Bunyard, George. Fruit Farming For Profit. A practical treatise, embracing chapters on all the most profitable fruits, with detailed instructions for successful culture on the kent system.
4th. Ed. Pub. W.S.Vivish. 1899 pp.200 with b/w. illus. With 16pp. appendix from the first edition tipped onto rear free endpaper (dated 1882) and also 4pp. leaflet on ‘Instructions for Erecting a Fruit House’ tipped into middle of text block. 8vo. Name to half title (dated 1901). A thor. vg. hdbk. in decorated green cloth boards, lightly marked on rear.
£30.00 [ref: 52390]

Clapham, P. Fruit Growing in the North of England.
1st. Ed. Pub. Burnley. 1920 pp.84 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A vg. softback. Scarce.
£10.00 [ref: 51037]

Davies, J. Herbs and Herb Gardens.
1st. Ed. Pub. Shire. 1983 pp.32 with b/w. photos. and plans. 8vo. Fine softback.
This books helps to show that anyone can grow herbs successfully. Several types of herb garden are described, including one that will produce salad and cooking herbs throughout the year.
£5.00 [ref: 59871]

Forsyth, William. A Treatise on the Culture and Management of Fruit-Trees; In Which a New Method of Pruning and Training is Fully Described.
5th. Corr. Ed. Pub. Longman and Rees. 1810 pp.vvviii, 522 with portrait frontis., plus 13 copper engraved plates (11 being fold-out). 8vo. Hardback. Tide mark to bottom half of frontis., title page and three plates; scattered spotting and some off-setting (to plates), o/w. contents fine. More recent full calf leather Cambridge panel binding with blind decoration and gilt lettering in fine condition.
£95.00 [ref: 63840]

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Greenoak, F. Fruit and Vegetable Gardens. The National Trust Guide to the Productive Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pavillion. 1990 pp.112 with colour photographs. Large 8vo. Hardback. Inscription to ffep. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A practical guidebook to inspire the gardening enthusiast.
£3.50 [ref: 40179]

Herklots, G.A.C. Vegetables in South-East Asia.
1st. Ed. Pub. George Allen and Unwin. 1972 pp.xii, 525 with line drawings. Contents in fine condition. Dustwrapper is chipped in places and has been repaired with sellotape. Overall a vg. copy.
A comprehensive book on tropical vegetables, primarily directed to South-East Asia, but of value throughout the tropics. It presents an account of the scientific background - soils, fertilisers, pests, climate - and of the nutritive values of vegetables.
£65.00 [ref: 43359]