Horticulture/Gardening from Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books

Ringsted, Denmark: Forlaget Regnbuen, 1984. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dual text in English and Danish. Softcover. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers including a light crease to top right hand corner of front cover. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 154 types of plants are listed, with a colour photograph of each one beside… Read more about this item

London and Chard: Hamilton, Adams & Co. and Thomas Young, 1862. Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Dark green cloth with title in gilt within gilt vignette on front cover. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear to covers. Previous owners bookplates to front pastedown, with the first owners name written at top of front endpaper with… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan & Co., 1912. Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fourth edition. No dustjacket (as issued?). Blue hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with a hint of shelfwear to covers. General light foxing to endpapers. 180pp. Six colour plates and several other b/w illustrations. .

London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 1973. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Dark maroon leather covers with title in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Slipcase condition: Fair to good, generally lightly scuffed and shelfworn; has done its job in protecting… Read more about this item

Penang, Malaysia: Lim Bian Yam, 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 134pp. Many colour illustrations. This book illustrates and describes the spectacular floral art of the Malaysian flower arranger Lim Bian Yam (1933-2017).

London: B T Batsford Ltd., 1990. Book. Illus. by jenny brasier. Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Dark blue hardcover with title in silver on spine. Condition: Fine, binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear. Not price-clipped. 208pp. 30 b/w illustrations by Jenny Brasier. This book was the first fully-comprehensive… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936. Book. Illus. by walter beebe wilder. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No dustjacket. Dark green cloth with title in gilt on front cover and spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear and light soiling to covers. Light foxing to endpapers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 363pp. Illustrated with b/w drawings… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan and Co., 1899. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fourth edition, third reprint (first edition published May, 1894). Pale green cloth with title in gilt on front cover and spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers and some sunning to spine. Light foxing to endpapers and occasionally within book, no inscriptions. 168pp. plus… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1925. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. NB: No dustjackets. Fourth edition. Green hardcovers with titles in gilt on spine. Condition: Both volumes are in good condition with general light shelfwear to covers. Light browning and foxing to endpapers. Both volumes bear the name of the previous owner on front pastedown. The front… Read more about this item

London: Country Life Ltd./George Newnes Ltd., 1908. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Second edition (first published 1902). Blue hardcover with title in gilt on spine and blindstamped on front cover. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear to covers. Light browning to endpapers. Binding sound. The front endpaper bears the signature of Eustace Bowles, (Eustace Parker… Read more about this item

London: The Herbert Press in Association with The Natural History Museum, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Maroon hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Fine, binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Fine, not price-clipped. 160pp. 63 colour reproductions. This book was the first to gather together a collection of work by Franz Bauer… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1965. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dark green hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers.Light foxing to textblock edges. Light browning to endpapers from inner flaps of dustjacket. This book previously belonged to the author, Elspeth Huxley, and bears her address label on… Read more about this item

London : L.Upcott Gill, 1898. Book. Good. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Decorative paper-covered book with title in black on front cover. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 87pp. plus index and publishers list. A period guide on the growing of begonias, includes sections on culture in pots, propagation, hybridising, double… Read more about this item

Norwich, Norfolk: John Innes Charity, John Innes Institute, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Maroon hardcover with title in silver on spine and front cover. Condition: Very good, binding sound. Signed on front endpaper by the author, Elizabeth Atchison (Librarian at the John Innes Institute) and dated 31.3.82. 108pp. 19 plates,… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1943. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. NB: No dustjacket. Brown cloth with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear and a few small marks to covers. Binding sound. Inscribed to the previous owner (Elspeth Huxley) by the author on the front endpaper… Read more about this item

Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, England.: The MIT Press, 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Green cloth with title in black on front cover and spine. Condition: Very good, binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general light shelfwear and light soiling to rear of jacket. 272pp. Several b/w illustrations. This book presents a… Read more about this item

London: Thomas Nelson and sons Ltd., 1960. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Green hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Top edge green. Condition: Good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Light browning to front endpaper from dustjacket flap. Dustjacket condition: Fair, generally shelfworn with some small chips missing and some repaired tears.… Read more about this item

Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Olive green cloth with title in gilt on spine and front cover. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers and light bumping to base of spine. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general light shelfwear. Not price-clipped. 324pp. This volume presents the papers reviewing… Read more about this item

Ottawa, Canada: National Museums of Canada, 1978. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is the English edition (text in English). Card covers with metal spiral binding.Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers. 111pp. Several colour and b/w illustrations.This book describes twenty-five alternatives to regular tea and coffee, ranging from wild strawberries… Read more about this item

London: Groombridge & Sons, 1859. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dark green pebbled cloth with title in gilt on front cover and ruled lines blindstamped onto covers just inside the edges. Pale yellow endpapers. Title is handwritten neatly in contemporary handwriting (c.1859) in black ink on spine. Condition: Good, covers have light rubbing… Read more about this item