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Books on Garden Writing for Sale:
[831] Hyatt, Alfred H.. From A Middlesex Garden. ill. Mary Tourtel. London: Philip Wellby, 1901. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good- A Book of Garden Thoughts. London 1901. Lg 8vo. 1x, 13 pages with several b/w photos and 3 drawings by Mary Tourtel. Cloth with decorative cover. Includes the authors personal thoughts and poems for each calendar month. Very good.
$37.95
[5549] Mason, W.. The English Garden: a Poem in Four Books. York: A Ward, 1783. New Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good New edition, corrected, to which are added a commentary and notes by W. Burgh. York 1783. 12mo. 243 pages. New full calf. Clean and tight.
$225.95
[6033] Meehan, Thomas. Meehans' Monthly. Devoted to Gardening & Wild Flowers. Philadelphia: 1893. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Various monthly issued of this magazine that was published over 12 or more years. Each issue roughly 24 pages and 1 color plate. I will sell individual issues at 10 D each. Available are: Vol 3: Nos 1-7, 9-12; Vol 4: Nos. 1, 3-10, 12 (8 and 8 are gnawed along edges), Vol 5: 1-4, 6-9, 12; Vol 6: 1-4, 9, 11; Vol 7: Nos 1, 3, 11, 12; Vol 8: Nos:2, 3, 10-12; Vol 9: Nos 4, 7; Vol 10: Nos 2, 12; Vol 12: Nos 7, 12. Altogether 50 issues
$290.00
[3626] Patterson, Sterling. Week End Gardening. New York: MacMillan &Co., 1935. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good A book designed to be useful to amateur flower growers whose gardening time is limited. NY 1935. 8vo. x, 255 pages with some b/w photos. Cloth.
$9.95
[1869] Penwarden, Elaine. It’s the Plants that Matter. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1967. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. London 1967. 8vo. 131 pages with some text drawings by the author. Cloth w.dj. Non-technical but informative with plenty to laugh about. Very good.
$6.95
[1911] Wheelwright, Edith Grey. The Garden of Pleasant Flowers. London: Latimer House, 1948. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good / Poor. Revised edition. London 1948. 8vo. 190 pages with 7 b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. Very good. A nice introductory guide to help the reader with the ornamental garden. (Weight 3/4 pound or 400 gr)
$7.95