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Gardens (descriptions, history etc)

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Monacelli Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580934084
ISBN
9781580934084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 29.94

Hardback. Series: Pinover Schiff. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJC; AMV; WMB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 227 x 24. Weight in Grams: 934.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Monacelli Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580934640
ISBN
9781580934640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.10

Paperback. Examines gardens of war in the twentieth century, including gardens built behind the trenches in World War I, in the ghettos during World War II, and in Japanese-American internment camps in the US, as well as gardens created by soldiers at their bases and encampments during the Gulf War, Vietnam, Korea and the Second World Wars. Num Pages: 320 pages, B/w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: WMB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 785.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595340450
ISBN
9781595340450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.47

Paperback. The Apothecaries' Garden Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBT; PST; TVS; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750936385
ISBN
9780750936385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. Humans have long turned to gardens - both real and imaginary - for sanctuary from the frenzy and tumult that surrounds them. This book offers an examination of the many ways gardens evoke the human condition. It shows how the garden has served as a check against the destruction and losses of history. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317908
ISBN
9780226317908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.40

Paperback. Locus Amoenus provides a pioneering collection of new perspectives on Renaissance garden history, and the impact of its development. Experts in the field illustrate the extent of our knowledge of how the natural world looked and how humans related to their environment. Editor(s): Samson, Alexander. Series: Renaissance Studies Special Issues. Num Pages: 210 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; TVS; WMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 226 x 10. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444361513
ISBN
9781444361513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.19

Hardcover. A survey of 100 English gardens, from the 16th century to the present day. Num Pages: 112 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 258 x 17. Weight in Grams: 978.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780714848921
ISBN
9780714848921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. In Japanese Landscapes and Gardens, 1650-1950 Wybe Kuitert presents a richly illustrated survey of the gardens and the people who commissioned, created, and used them and chronicles the modernization of traditional aesthetics in the context of economic, political, and environmental transformation. Series: Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture. Num Pages: 384 pages, 140 color, 49 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; AMV; HBJF; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 254. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244748
ISBN
9780812244748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.20

Hardcover. Digging for VictoryA" tells the story of Homefront gardens & gardening during the Second World War. Using contemporary photographs and ephemera this meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated account covers the role and fate of both the 'ordinary' garden as well as the larger gardens and estates. Num Pages: 216 pages, colour and monochrome photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 207 x 26. Weight in Grams: 984.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Sabrestorm Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955272370
ISBN
9780955272370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.72

Paperback. Are gardens works of art? What is involved in creating a garden? Stephanie Ross draws on philosophy, history of art, culture and garden examples to explore the magical lure of gardens. The text plays special attention to the landscape gardens of 18th-century England. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 colour plates, 60 halftones. BIC Classification: WMB; WMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226728070
ISBN
9780226728070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.86

Hardback. A new and enlarged edition of the standard reference on an internationally revered English garden and its designer. Num Pages: 184 pages, 150 color, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; AMV; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 884.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
Revised Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393732672
ISBN
9780393732672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.33

Paperback. A horticultural escape and guided tour through all the best- and little-known gardens in New York City's five boroughs. Num Pages: 424 pages, 75 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WMB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 114 x 30. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Revised Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780393733075
ISBN
9780393733075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.74

Paperback. Tracing the history of landscape park design from British gardens up through the city park designs of Frederick Law Olmsted, this title places national park landscape architecture within a larger historical context. It examines specific national park policies and the historical contexts that shaped them. Num Pages: 378 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: AC; AMV; WMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 279 x 25. Weight in Grams: 954.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803263833
ISBN
9780803263833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Hardcover. Features current design and application of garden spaces for the promotion of human health and well-being Contributions from the top names in horticultural therapy, landscape architecture, and landscape design. Num Pages: 332 pages, 49 illustrations. BIC Classification: TVS; WMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 25. Weight in Grams: 818.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Iowa State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813803234
ISBN
9780813803234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.09

Hardcover. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; 3JH; AMV; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 302 x 238 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884021902
ISBN
9780884021902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.39

Paperback. Philadelphia and its surrounding towns--the horticultural epicenter of the U.S.--has more public gardens than almost any other region in the world. This indispensable, pocket-sized guide helps residents and visitors locate and enjoy nearly 100 gardens. Num Pages: 192 pages, 199 full colour illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; WMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Temple University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592135103
ISBN
9781592135103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Hardcover. This beautifully illustrated book examines the changing role of the garden and its plants in Britain from the early sixteenth to the late nineteenth century. A showcase for rarely seen botanical illustrations from Oxford libraries and herbaria, among the best in the world, this is a fascinating book for plant enthusiasts and gardeners. Num Pages: 152 pages, 51 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3J; WMB; WMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 258 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1062. Cultivating the Garden 1501-1900. 152 pages, 51 colour illustrations. This beautifully illustrated book examines the changing role of the garden and its plants in Britain from the early sixteenth to the late nineteenth century. A showcase for rarely seen botanical illustrations from Oxford libraries and herbaria, among the best in the world, this is a fascinating book for plant enthusiasts and gardeners. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3J; WMB; WMP. Dimension: 254 x 258 x 19. Weight: 1062.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243433
ISBN
9781851243433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.35

paperback. "This is a major work and, I think, Hunt's best.. Once picked up, the book cannot be put down, for it is an exciting exegesis of the continuing Italian influence upon English garden art."-Country Life Num Pages: 288 pages, 113 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; AC; HBTB; WMB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 248 x 18. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812216042
ISBN
9780812216042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907396816
ISBN
9781907396816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 243 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 226 x 12. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764341816
ISBN
9780764341816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.77

Paperback. This guide includes the best times to visit, how to get there, what to expect in bloom, what birds and butterflys you'll see, how to arrange group tours, and children's activites. Num Pages: 270 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WMB; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Republic of Texas Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556229343
ISBN
9781556229343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.53

Hardback. The story of how land can blossom-literally-with proper management. Num Pages: 200 pages, Full-color illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581571721
ISBN
9781581571721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.90

Hardcover. Garden designer Nancy Goslee Power creates designs - whether for parklands, playgrounds, or private sanctuaries - that reflect the meticulous attention she pays to each place's particularity and to the desires and living patterns of those who will use and enjoy her gardens. This title reveals her multidimensional aesthetic. Num Pages: 240 pages, 200 colour photographs & 25 plans. BIC Classification: AMB; AMV; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 280 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584797579
ISBN
9781584797579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.60
€ 52.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 320 color photos. BIC Classification: WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764327247
ISBN
9780764327247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 163 colour photos. BIC Classification: WMB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 10. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764332654
ISBN
9780764332654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 225+ colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764338106
ISBN
9780764338106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.88

Num Pages: 128 pages, 60 Colour Photos and Chinese Paintings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DCQ; DN; DQ; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 188 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
BetterLink Press Incorporated United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602201453
ISBN
9781602201453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.28

hardcover. A tribute to Lakewold Gardens and its creators Editor(s): Fields, Ronald. Num Pages: 137 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; WMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 262 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Jardin Group United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295991085
ISBN
9780295991085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.67

Paperback. "History, health, and horses," the city's motto, neatly sums up Saratoga's most famous attributes. In this celebration of the region's gardens and the people who create them, photographer and writer Janet Loughrey shows us that "horticulture" should be added to that list. Num Pages: 176 pages, 225 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJC; WMB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 254 x 15. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608932603
ISBN
9781608932603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.63

Hardcover. The re-creation of the great garden at Hatfield House has been one of the most exciting and closely observed garden enterprises. Now, it is recorded and displayed in this revelatory book. Num Pages: 128 pages, 250 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEST; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 256 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1268.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Frances Lincoln
Condition
New
SKU
V9780711225169
ISBN
9780711225169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.81

Hardcover. The year-round beauty and glory of this most English, but most artisitic of gardens, captured by one of Britain's leading garden photographers. Num Pages: 112 pages, 150 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; AJC; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 258 x 14. Weight in Grams: 878.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Frances Lincoln
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780711231122
ISBN
9780711231122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.26

Take a tour of historic California garden design via this classic book. Released in 1914 the book offered yesterday's reader ways to plan and beautify the city lot, suburban grounds, and country estate. For today's historic home owner, there are 50 garden Num Pages: 113 pages, 154 b/w photos & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 872.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
113
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764328619
ISBN
9780764328619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.91

Paperback. Takes the reader on an illustrated garden tour; through the ecosystems of the Southwest; and into gardens the author has designed in the upland forests, shrub or desert grasslands, riparian oases, and arid city plots. This book includes: native trees, shrubs, wildflowers, and grasses, and embraces dozens of adaptive plants. Num Pages: 200 pages, 145 colour plates. BIC Classification: WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1072.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890132777
ISBN
9780890132777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.51

Hardcover. Num Pages: 132 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; AFC; AFTB; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 268 x 16. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894898294
ISBN
9781894898294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 26.91

hardcover. In the first comprehensive study published in English, respected landscape architect Theodore Osmundson provides the practical information professionals need to be able to include well-designed and well-constructed roof gardens in their projects. Num Pages: 320 pages, 100 in color pages. BIC Classification: WMB; WMD; WMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 226 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
WW Norton United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393730128
ISBN
9780393730128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.78

Hardcover. Once maligned as a swampy outpost, the fledgling city of Chicago brazenly adopted the motto Urbs in horto, or City in a Garden, in 1837. This book shows how this upstart town earned its sobriquet over the next century, from the first vegetable plots at Fort Dearborn to innovative garden designs at the 1933 World's Fair. Series: Center Books on Chicago and Environs. Num Pages: 464 pages, 11 colour plates, 166 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; WMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1250.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226502342
ISBN
9780226502342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.91

Hardcover. This photographs in this volume celebrate nature's cycles in a diverse southern garden - the State Botanical Garden of Georgia in Athens. A general introduction traces the history and development of this public garden, and brief sectional essays describe the special features of the Garden. Num Pages: 144 pages, 143 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; AJC; WMB; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820323275
ISBN
9780820323275
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.94

Paperback. This volume presents illustrations of the sculptures contained in the Frederik Meijer Gerdens in Grand Rapids, along with details of many of the works within the collection. The garden has a diverse landscape of artwork from sculptors such as Rodin, Fredericks, Haring, di Suvero, and Moore. Editor(s): Connell, E.Jane. Num Pages: 132 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; AFKB; AGN; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 248 x 9. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Fredrik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park
Condition
New
SKU
V9780971203426
ISBN
9780971203426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; PST; WMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
NUS Press Singapore
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814722223
ISBN
9789814722223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.41

paperback. Editor(s): Lacy, Allen. Num Pages: 261 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Duke University Press Books United States
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780822307396
ISBN
9780822307396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.66

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