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The Making of a Garden
by Gertrude Jekyll; Cherry Lewis [editor]
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1984. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 11" by 8.5". Not Stated. A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated anthology of the writings of Gertrude Jekyll. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and numerous images throughout, many of which are in colour. An anthology of selected writings from Gertrude Jekyll, a British horticulturist, garden designer, craftswoman, photographer, writer and artist. With specific reference to the making and management of gardens, and the pleasures along the way. Compiled by Cherry Lewis, a British botanist and professor. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with pencil notes to the front endpaper. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 906T34
- Title
- The Making of a Garden
- Author
- Gertrude Jekyll; Cherry Lewis [editor]
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Antique Collectors' Club
- Place of Publication
- Suffolk
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 11" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- Making Garden Jekyll Lewis Garden
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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