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Gardens (descriptions, history etc)
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
€ 19.99€ 17.34
€ 19.99
€ 17.34
paperback. This pocket-sized text from the "New Horizons" series examines the evolution of the garden over more than 2000 years. It explores some of the most beautiful gardens in the world, from antiquity, medieval Europe, Renaissance Italy, classical France, 18th-century England and the modern day. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: WMB; WMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- THAMES HUDSON
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500300558
- ISBN
- 9780500300558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 5.70
€ 11.99
€ 5.70
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
€ 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
€ 87.54€ 81.25
€ 87.54
€ 81.25
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€ 20.21
€ 26.99
€ 20.21
Hardcover. Using the paintings that Mary McMurtrie left to illustrate an unpublished book on cottage garden flowers, this book records how she created the garden at Balbithan and used her nursery to distribute the double primroses and cottage garden plants which her husband, John McMurtrie, bequeathed to her. Num Pages: 192 pages, 174 col, 7 b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; WMB; WMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 225 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1132.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Garden Art Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870673600
- ISBN
- 9781870673600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.34
€ 33.99
€ 24.34
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
€ 47.99€ 40.17
€ 47.99
€ 40.17
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
€ 24.99€ 21.66
€ 24.99
€ 21.66
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
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
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
€ 124.61
€ 124.61
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
€ 119.43€ 112.19
€ 119.43
€ 112.19
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
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
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
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
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
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Hardcover. A celebration in words and breathtaking images of thirty-five landscapes created for private clients by today's preeminent designers. Num Pages: 464 pages, 340 color photographs. BIC Classification: WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 338 x 261 x 45. Weight in Grams: 3466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393059397
- ISBN
- 9780393059397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.45€ 89.30
€ 93.45
€ 89.30
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
€ 23.99€ 20.63
€ 23.99
€ 20.63
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
€ 31.99€ 21.35
€ 31.99
€ 21.35
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
€ 31.99€ 21.27
€ 31.99
€ 21.27
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€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
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€ 14.23
€ 18.99
€ 14.23
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
€ 11.05
€ 11.05
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
€ 12.64
€ 12.64
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
€ 31.99€ 21.36
€ 31.99
€ 21.36
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
€ 47.99€ 34.40
€ 47.99
€ 34.40