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John Murray, 1901. Reprint of 8th edition. Hard covers. Fair/No Jacket. Spine repaired with tape, ffep secured with (now aged) sellotape. Bookplate of Lewis Newcomen Prance with motto 'Humine nitor' (I shine as a man).

London: Bloomsbury, 1996. 1st edition. Fine. octavo. hardback with dust jacket xxi + 266pp., appendix, index, First published 1883

London: Murrey (1901). Hardback in blue clother covers without dust wrapper. The spine has been expertly relain and the book is in very good condition.

John Murray, 1906. Tenth Edition. Hard cover. Very Good. Some light foxing. Bound in blue cloth with gilt decorations of flower on front cover. William Robinson FLS (5 July 1838 – 17 May 1935) was an Irish practical gardener and journalist whose ideas about wild gardening spurred the movement that led to the popularizing of the English cottage garden, a parallel to the search for honest simplicity and vernacular style of the British Arts and Crafts movement and were important in promoting the woodland garden. In The English Flower Garden, Robinson laid down the principles that revolutionised the art of gardening. Robinson's source of inspiration was the simple cottage garden, long neglected by the fashionable landscapists. In The English Flower Garden he rejected the artificial and the formal, specifically statuary, topiary, carpet bedding, and waterworks—comparing the modern garden to "the lifeless formality of wall-paper or carpet." The straight… Read More

John Murray, London,, 1905 John Murray, London, 1905 hardback gilt titles and flower to blue buckran no jacket 9th edition 920 pages with engravings, light scuffs to boards edges tear and name to fep otherwise in VERY GOOD CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.

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London: John Murray, 1907. Hardcover. Tenth edition. 8vo. xii, 974p. Original navy coloured cloth, gilt to front board and gilt spine lettering. Previous owners calling card glued to front endpaper, endpapers lightly foxed, and the corners and spine ends bumped. Overall a very clean copy in a tight and square binding. Illustrated with wood engravings throughout.

London: John Murray, 1903. A classic book of garden design full of photographs , at 882 pgaes plus the index the book is rather heavy and will require a bit more shipping cost please email for a quote.. Eighth Ed. Hard Back Black. Very Good/No Dj. Illus. by Profusely Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall Heavy..

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921-01-01. Unknown Binding. Good. . Hardcover. Cover and edges shows shelf wear and minor tanning. Edges shows minor foxing. Former owner's name on front page. Few pages shows foxing. Pages shows minor tanning.

John Murray, 1921. Book. Very Good. Blue Cloth. 13th Edition. No jacket. Small marks on cloth. Author of the Wild Garden. Illustrated with many engravings on wood..

London: John Murray, 1903., January 1903. Hardcover. Good. cover is breaking clipping included