Anderson, Frank J.
AN ILLUSTRATED TREASURY OF CULTIVATED FLOWERS
NY: Abbeville Press, 1979

Quarto. 156 pp; illustrated with 73 color engravings by the masters of botanical art. Cloth with dj. VG/VG
Inventory number #001313

Shewell-Cooper, W.E.
THE GARDENERS' STANDBY
London: Garden Book Club, 1947

Book Club edition,Twelvemo. 344 pp plus 16 b/w photographs. Green clothwith gilt-lettered spine in dustjacket. Good+/Good, an unmarked copy, three sections of toned pp; foxing to some fore edges; jacket has small loss to spine ends, corners lightly chipped, lightly foxed. A useful reference for fruits, vegetables, herbs, roses, lilies, bulbs, water plants, ferns, trees & shrubs, alpine or rock plants, lawns, and greenhouses.
Inventory number #001283

Rockwell, F.F. & Wm. G. Breitenbucher
GARDENING WITH PEAT MOSS A Guide to Easier Methods in Growing More Beautiful Flowers, Shrubs and Trees and Making More Permanent Lawns
NY: Atkins & Durbrow, 1928

Twelvemo. 72 pp; numerous color & b/w illustrations. Brown pebbled cloth with dj.
Inventory number #001277

Gilbert-Carter, Humphrey
DESCRIPTIVE LABELS FOR BOTANIC GARDENS
Cambridge: University Press, 1924

First edition. Oblong 12mo. 79 pp; 61 descriptive labels written by the author, the director of the Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Rebound in orange cloth with original orange printed cover pasted on front cover. VG+, a bright, unmarked copy; original paper cover gently soiled. Originally a paperback, this book was re-bound with heavy orange buckram and the original orange cover was trimmed and glued onto the new binding. Humphrey Gilbert-Carter (1884-1969), botanist, philologist, author, and lecturer, was an Economic Botanist with the Botanical Survey of India from 1913 to 1921. He then became the first Academic Director of the Botanic Garden in Cambridge from 1921 to 1950.
Inventory number #001267

Paul, Anthony & Yvonne Rees
THE GARDEN DESIGN BOOK
London: Collins, 1988

First edition. Quarto. 256 pp; profusely illustrated with color photographs & b/w drawings; appendices; index. Cloth with dj. VG/VG, dj price clipped. Inspiration and instruction for designing all types of gardens and garden features; includes the work of some of today's best designers -- Beth Chatto, Oehme & Van Sweden, Jacques Wirtz, Roberto Burle Marx, and many others.
Inventory number #001199

Cerwinske, Laura
MIAMI Hot & Cool
NY: Clarkson N. Potter, 1990

First edition. Square quarto. 232 pp; profusely illustrated in color; directory; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy, jacket not price-clipped. A look inside residences, from bungalows, deco & modern interiors to Mediterranean style, and seven gardens. They include Vizcaya, the 70-room villa on Biscayne Bay; the Pink House, bungalows of salvaged wood in Coconut Grove, and contemporary homes with the Deco curves of Miami Beach.
Inventory number #000681

Rothschild, Miriam, Kate Garton & Lionel De Rothschild
THE ROTHSCHILD GARDENS
NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1997

Quarto. viii, 190 pp; profusely illustrated in color & b/w; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Fine/Fine. A fresh, unmarked copy; crisp jacket with no tears. Many members of the Rothschild family have been passionate and knowledgeable gardeners over the last two centuries, creating magnificent parklands and gardens throughout England, Europe, and elsewhere. Featured here are gardens at Waddesdon Manor, Exbury, Ascott, Ashton Wold, and Ramat Hanadiv.
Inventory number #000271

Tinley, Gerald. F., Thomas Humphreys & Walter Irving
COLOUR PLANNING OF THE GARDEN
London: T.C. & E.C. Jack, Ltd., 1929

Stout quarto. xxxv, 288 pp; 53 color & b/w plates. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Light wear to one side of backstrip, light rubbing to corners, else VG. A clean, unmarked copy.
Inventory number #000157

King, Mrs. Francis
VARIETY IN THE LITTLE GARDEN
Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1923

Octavo. 120 pp; 8 half tone plates, 1 fold-out plan and table of when to prune small trees and flowering shrubs, Publisher's tan cloth with gilt lettering & decoration. Small white stain at bottom of both covers, browned endpapers, else VG.
Inventory number #000118

Macleod, Dawn
DOWN-TO-EARTH WOMEN: Those Who Care for the Soil
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1982

First edition. Octavo. xx, 186 pp; numerous b/w illustrations; book list; index. Green cloth with gilt-lettered spine in dustjacket. VG/VG. Well-known gardeners - Gertrude Jekyll, V. Sackville-West, Margery Fish are included, as well as others lesser known - Caroline Hamilton, Theresa Earle, Ellen Willmott, Dorothy Hewer, Margaret Brownlow, Mairi Sawyer, Phyllis Reiss, Elsie Matley Moore, Cecily Mure, Enid Money, and Betty Prentice.
Inventory number #000026