1. Batey, Mavis / Woudstra, Jan.

The story of the Privy Garden at Hampton Court.

London, Barn Elms Publishing, 1996. 21 cm x 21 cm. 56 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

2. Thacker, Christopher.

The Genius of Gardening: The History Gardens in Britain and Ireland.

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1994. 17 cm x 24 cm. 352 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, close to new condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

3. [Naylor, Verney & David].

Two original Wild-Flower Herbals with Wild-Flowers of which some have medicinal properties (Arnica). The original Plants in these two Herbals were collected by Garden Designer Verney Naylor in the Pyrenees in June-July, 1979 as well as an additional Wild-Flower Herbal, collected by Verney Naylor in the Rocky Mountains of Western Alberta and by her husband, Geologist David Naylor, in the North-West Territories and the Yukon in the year 1966 during a geological Excursion. Both Herbals with Manuscript Notes by Verney Naylor.

Alberta / Yukon / Pyrenees, Octavo. Hardcover Binders. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Very rare original plant-herbal.

4. [Naylor, Verney].

Large Reference-Library of World-Class Garden Designer Verney Naylor, with two original Wild-Flower Herbals, hundreds of Magazines and excellent Books on Garden Design, Botany, History of Gardens and Gardening, Garden Architecture, Monographs on Plants and Shrubs and specialist publications of fellow Garden-Designers, Garden-Architects, etc., which were reviewed by Verney Naylor for leading Garden-Magazines, spanning from as early as mid-19th century books to the late 2000’s. The collection also includes two original Templates for Garden-Design by Verney Naylor. The two Wild-Flower-Collectionsl are original Nature – Herbals with actual Wild-Flowers, collected by Verney Naylor in the Pyrenees in June-July, 1979 as well as an additional Wild-Flower Herbal, collected by Verney Naylor in the Rocky Mountains of Western Alberta and additional Wild-Flower speciemns, collected by her husband, Geologist David Naylor, in the North-West Territories and the Yukon in the year 1966.

Octavo. Hardcover / Softcover – Publications. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. The price of the collection includes international shipping. See details of each publication which is part of the collection, on our website under “Libraries & Collections”. The illustrations of books and magazines shown here are only a fraction of what is included in this very large collection.

5. Galinou, Mireille.

London’s Pride – The Glorious History of the Capital’s Gardens. Introduction by Sir Roy Strong.

London, Anaya Publishers Ltd., 1990. 29.7cm x 21cm. 224 pages. With 175 beautiful illustrations. Original Softcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear, such as bumped edges.

6. Willes, Margaret.

The Making of the English Gardener: Plants, Books and Inspiration, 1560-1660.

New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 2011. 16 cm x 24 cm. IX, 299 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

7. The National Trust.

Sissinghurst Castle Garden.

Hampshire, The National Trust, 1990. 13.5 cm x 21.5 cm. 32 pages. Original softcover pamphlet. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

8. The National Trust.

Sissinghurst Castle Garden.

Hampshire, The National Trust, 1984. 14 cm x 21.5 cm. 31 pages. Original softcover pamphlet. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

9. The National Trust.

Knole.

London, National Trust Enterprises, 1993. 18.5 cm x 24 cm. 68 pages. Original softcover pamphlet. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Single striation on front cover.

10. Strong, Roy.

Small Period Gardens: A Practical Guide to Design and Planting.

London, Conran Octopus, 1992. 24.5 cm x 24.5 cm. 160 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.