Search Results: Rare Garden Books from Carrageen Books

Bordas, 2000. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Signed by the Co-Author Pascal Garbe to gardener Helen Dillon Bordas, 2000. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Rare french garden book, fine copy of this great book, by 2 great french garden writers Didier Willery and Pascal Garbe. "Quelles plantes choisir pour border l'allée qui mène à la maison ? Qu'est-il possible d'installer à l'ombre de ce mur, quoi planter pour avoir un joli jardin en automne ? Comment habiller rapidement sa clôture ? Les 1000 mariages de plantes photographiées et expliquées dans ces pages proposent des idées et des solutions pour tous les types de jardin. Chacun pourra choisir, parmi les centaines de scénarios de plantations proposées ici la sélection de plantes adaptée à son propre jardin, à ses goût et à ses moyens. La bonne plante au bon endroit. ed. Bordas 415 pages". Inscribed by Author(s)

David Bateman Limited, New Zealand, Auckland, New, 1995. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. A very special gardening collaboration has produced a design source book of fresh and innovative ideas for New Zealand gardeners. The combined experience of garden photographer Gil Handy and garden Author Diana Anthony has brought together a superb collection of photographs and a lively and authoritative text. A huge range of garden styles is presented and the extended captions describe each garden and the plants within it in practical detail. Whatever the location and theme of your garden, big or small, city or country, this book will inspire and delight. Rare garden book.

Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 2009. 1st Edition. hardcover. Very good. Garden art is the passion of the British: it has shaped the landscape in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland for centuries. Garden trips to the island have found many fans from the continent, as many facilities, both well-known and less well-known, are open to the public. Laila and Günter Mader present sixty-two unusual gardens, historical and classic, modern and avant-garde, and give practical tips for a garden tour. Impressive photographs and numerous garden plans, an informative outline of the history of British garden art since the 15th century and useful addresses complete the book. 62 unusual gardens in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland - The ideal travel companion. For further reading: a brief history of British garden art. Formerly owned by Helen Dillon. Very good condition with many great photos. Very rare books.

Krieger Publishing Company, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Krieger Pub., 2007 Hardback 1st Edition. Irises are one of the world's most popular garden plants. That was not always so. The story of how several men and women transformed relatively unimpressive iris species into the plants with flowers of diverse forms and colors so beloved by today's gardeners has never been told until now. This book, the first ever written on the history of garden irises, represents years of research in French, British and American primary and secondary sources. It challenges taxonomists designation of Iris germanica as the type species for genus Iris and the generally accepted status of Iris albicans. It is also the first book containing extensive information on the native iris species of Florida and the deplorable state of taxonomy of these species. This scholarly work was written to appeal to the lay reader as well as to the specialist. Many beautiful and original pictures of irises are included along… Read More

Whitfield Press, 1998. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Very rare signed copy of this self published work from the author of The Canadian Gardeners Journal (1991). Gardener Helen Dillon's copy "Many of the essays in this collection are about the 'consumption' of gardens rather than their 'production.' They are less about what went into the making of our garden, but more about what came out of it: despair and jubilation, chance successes, shifting enthusiasms, tranquillity and turmoil, the ambiguous poetry of a frail and temporary beauty. The decision to "make a garden" is momentous, since the consequences of that decision fill our eyes, our minds, our hearts.

D. B. Taraporevala Sons & Co., 1942. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Rare 1st edition, Very good condition. No dust jacket, very clean. Sturdy strong copy. Inscribed as a gift 3 March 1944. 'To Rosemary With much love from Indumati Princess.' Hints on the planning, preparation and up keep off small gardens in India.

George Bowman Hartness, 2004. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Remembrances of the rich life of George in South Carolina, his formative years in Columbia especially. Partake of his love of gardening, his experience and knowledge of Columbia as it grew and prospered and his joy in the friends he knew over the years. Enjoy beautiful pictures & delightful narration. Very good condition, very rare signed copy

De Luca Editori D'arte, 2005. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near fine condition of this wonderful book by Alberta Campitelli, Green Delights - The Villas, Gardens and Historic Parks Belonging to the City of Rome Verdi delizie. Le ville, i giardini, i parchi storici del Comune di Ra. Ediz. inglese. Out of print, rare book from the popular Italian author.

Garden World Images, 2016. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New. New and in cover, International Garden Photographer of the Year collection 9. Rare and collectable.

Patronato Botanico Municipal, 2001. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. La Concepcion is an extremely beautiful garden, built around 1850 by the Marquis of Casa Loring and his wife, and forms one of the most important collections of tropical flora in Spain, and indeed in all of Europe. Text is in Spanish; English; French; German. Light shelf wear. Slight scratches to front cover. Very clean inside, very good condition. Publisher's sticker on front endpaper. Rare book.

Country Life, 1950. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. In a red cloth binding, spine split on one side, otherwise good condition. Gold gilt lettering, sunned spine. Country Life, 1950 431 p. : ill., map.

Herbert Jenkins, London,, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5th printing 1955, very good condition with vg dust jacket, small tear on spine, inscribed by owner.

Collins, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very good condition with good condition original Dustjacket, some tears on top corner, top of spine and top back, otherwise intact. Price clipped. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean. Very Good copy from the prolific British writer Harold John Massingham.

Alaskakrafts Inc, 1993. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 1st edition & 1st printing, signed by the Author to the gardener Helen Dillon, "Enjoy the flowers! Verna E. Pratt." beautiful book, with 410 photos, colour coded and illustrationed. A brilliant resource for Alaskan Wildflowers.