In a Monastery Garden by Peplow, Elizabeth and Reginald

David & Charles, 0000-00-00. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

Newton Abbot, London, North Pomfret: David & Charles, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st printing. Corners a little bumped, very good+ in sl worn dust jacket (faded at spine)

David & Charles 1st 1988 . 4to F/VG++ 810 gms.

Newton Abbot: David & Charles. 1988. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Small closed tear to lower front DJ edge. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Drawings and Photographs. 184 pages. Both a history of the monastery garden and a guide to exploring them. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

David & Charles, 1988. 1st edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. V.g./V.g.. Jacket price-clipped. History of monastery gardens, with a guide to visitors and a list of medicinal plants and their uses. 184 pp.

London: David & Charles, 1988. Hardback. Very good/Very Good. David & Charles, London, 1988. Book condition: very good. Minor shelf wear only. Light dust soiling to upper edge of text block. Internally very clean and unmarked. Dust jacket: very good. Slight edge wear and a faded spine. Unclipped. In this celebration of the monastery garden the authors trace the fascinating histpry and consider the wide variety of gardens and themes - always bearing in mind those who want to get the best out of a visit, and those eager to gain hints on design and methods for their own gardens. Illustrated with specially prepared plans, drawings and photographs. There are also lists of the types of plants grown and used (in monastic days), a gaxeteer of sites to visit and a glossary of monastic terms.

Great Britain: David & Charles, 1988. Hardback. First Edition. Slightly sunned spine to D/J. In this celebration of the monastery garden the authors trace the fascinating history and look at a wide variety of gardens and themes - always bearing in mind those who want to get the best out of a visit, and those ever eager to gain hints on design and methods for their own garden. With the aid of specially prepared plans, drawings, and photographs the book illustrates the growth and importance of individual and communal gardens at monastic establishments up to the time of the disolution while tracing the history of monastic influence, much of the information being based on original research. Bringing the story up to date, the authors provide an excellent guide to those sites offering much that is new to the observant vivistor today. There are also lists of the types of plants grown and used (in monastic days), a gazetteer of sites to visit and what to look for, and a glossary of monastic terms. This… Read More