Search Results: Garden Design from Mike Park Ltd

Sydney: Mulavon Publications, 1973. Well illustrated, large octavo, pp 255, fore-edge slightly thumbed, very slightly worn internally, pictorial boards slightly used. . First Edition. Pictorial boards. Good.

Boston, Toronto, London: Bullfinch Press, 1990. Very well illustrated, large quarto, pp 165, very clean internally, green cloth with the slightest signs of use, in a very clean dustwrapper. A very good copy indeed. From the library of John Codrington; although not signed, there is an ink dedication to him internally by one of the contributors - Robert Wm Grimes. A heavy book - extra postage may be needed. [John Codrington was a garden designer active in the 20th century. He was born in 1899 and had careers in the army (in which he held the rank of Lieutenant-General), films and the BOAC before taking up garden design professionally. This he did in 1958, working in England, France, Malta, Australia, South Africa, Madagascar, Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea. Codrington died in 1991.]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: F.W. Dodge Corporation, 1956. Illustrated, large octavo, pp 278, slightly used internally, bound in a later library green cloth, slightly worn. [With the neat owner's stamp of the botanist Ralph Earl Ecklund. the blindstamp of Andrew Collier Durham - possibly the architect ? - and the blindstamp of the University of Delaware]. A good working copy. . First Edition. Cloth. Fair.

Tokyo, 1988. Well illustrated, quarto, pp 140, very bright and clean internally, paperback with a very slightly faded dustwrapper, a very good copy. . Paperback. Very Good/Very Slightly faded..

Sagaponack, New York: Sagapress Inc, 1985. Illustrated, large octavo, pp viii, 215, top edge and fore-edge foxed, lower corners damp-wrinkled, the pages generally a little "waved", paperback, the rear cover and the last few pages bruised; still a good usabel working copy. . Paperback. Fair.

New York: Aperture Foundation, 1993. Well illustrated, large horizontal 8vo, pp 127, a very good copy in dustwrapper. [The story of the creation of Cobamong - a beautiful North American garden of inspired natural landscaping.]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Kane, Mark.

London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1974. Very well illustrated, large quarto, pp xxii, 298, very clean internally, green cloth with a very slight bruise to the lower corners, the dustwrapper is very slightly worn. [With the bookplate of the nurseryman Will Ingwersen, and a presentation inscription from Lady Rhoda Birley of Charleston Manor, together with her typed letter, signed.]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Slightly Worn.

Verona: Parcogiardino Sigurta, 1999. Well illustrated, quarto, pp 131, paperback, the covers slightly worn. [A photographic tribute to the Sigurta park and gardens rather than a major work on Buxus.]. First Edition. Paperback. Good.

London: Conran Octopus, 2000. Well illustrated, slim horizontal 8vo, pp 96, a very good copy in dustwrapper. [Principles and practice are covered enabling the reader to take elements and simple ideas either to improve an existing garden or to start from scratch. The book finishes with a chapter of specially photographed case studies that follow the transformation of a range of gardens.]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

Washington: Dumbarton Oaks, 2007. Illustrated, thick quarto, pp 205, paperback, the very slightest signs of wear, but really a very good copy. [The Colas Gardens, Fernando Chacel's gardens at Jacarepagua, The Draw at Sugar House Park, The Jenks Garden at Portrack, Andy Goldsworthy's Garden of Stone, Cardada by Paolo Burgi, etc]. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good.

DVA, 2004. Well illustrated, 4to, dustwrapper, an absolutely mint NEW copy, still sealed in the original cellophane. [Wie neu]. First Edition. Cloth. New/New.

Portland: Timber Press, 2011. Very well illustrated, large squaer octavo, pp 296, a very good copy in dustwrapper, virtually as new. ["Perhaps no group of plants is so badly used in our gardens, but used intelligently and creatively, conifers can be instrumental in creating beautiful, long-lasting plant combinations or serene backyard havens. Designing with Conifers will show you how to make the most of this beautiful and versatile group of plants. * Focuses on the design potential of conifers rather than simply on how to grow them * Individual chapters explore colour, shape, specific sites and purposes, making it easy to find the right plant for your intended purpose * Conifers are low maintenance (a plus for today's busy homeowners and older gardeners) and use minimal natural resources while providing year-round interest."]. First Edition. Cloth. As New/Very Good.

Graz: Akademische Druck, 1976. German text. Very well illustrated, large horizontal quarto, pp 214, very clean internally, black cloth very slightly faded at the edges. otherwise a very good copy in a torn dustwrapper. [From the library of the botanist and garden historian Anthony Huxley, with his stamp opposite the half-title.]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Torn.

London: Thames & Hudson, 2009. Atmospheric photographic illustrations, large quarto, pp 175, pictorial boards, a really good copy in dustwrapper. A heavy book - extra postage may be required. [Heligan. Eden Project. Hestercombe. Wisley. Kew. Hatfield House. Great Dixter. Sissinghurst. Levens Hall. Alnwick. Linda Rutenberg's images capture an astonishing world hidden from plain sight. By photographing public and botanical gardens at night, Rutenberg reveals a luminous landscape of plants, colours, shadows and light. Ten gardens throughout England are included, each with intimate portraits of their flowers and plants glowing in the blackness, revealing a secret nighttime world of subtle yet vibrant beauty, and illuminating the mystique of gardens. A perfect rose blooms at midnight. Leaves and flowers seem to glow in the darkness of the nocturnal world, and the peace of night affords these portraits an intimate quality. The English Garden at Night will enchant art-lovers and garden-lovers… Read More

Philadelphia & London: Henry T. Coates & Co; B.T. Batsford, 1902. Illustrated, large octavo, pp 162, clean internally, green decorated buckram, very slightly worn. The chapters are on Italian, English, French and Japanese Gardens. [From the library of Dan E. Mayers, plantsman, chess-master, limerick-lover and eccentric, with bookplate showing his Arts & Crafts house "Lorien" in Wadhurst.]. First Edition. Buckram. Very Good.

Cologne, London, Madrid: Taschen, 1999. Very well illustrated, folio, pp 340, very clean internally, blue cloth with the slightest signs of use, in a very slightly worn and stretched dustwrapper. Tri-lingual text - English, French, German. [Very heavy - postage may have to be increased]. {"One day, Ferdinand Cheval, a French postman, came across a stone at Hauterives near Lyon, and was fascinated by its strange, evocative shape. He spent the next three decades collecting stones, shells, and fossils, and used them to build the Palais ideal. Cheval's palace is one of many works of architectural fantasy in this book, the result of over 20 years' research by celebrated architectural photographer Deidi von Schaewen. Like Cheval, the creators of these extraordinary worlds simply started building, with no rules to guide them and, in most cases, no previous artistic experience. These fantasy palaces, bizarre sanctuaries, and colorful sculpture gardens seldom follow a plan. Often the artists… Read More

London: Constable & Company, 1989. Second edition, revised and enlarged; reprinted 1989. Well illustrated, large octavo, pp xx, 459, very clean internally, brown cloth in excellent condition, a very good copy in a dustwrapper which is faded on the spine and with a small closed tear, now covered in a removable clear cover. . Second edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1988. Illustrated with 72 plates from drawings by the author and 53 reproduced from photographs by Charles Latham, with 46 additional colour plates showing the gardens during the 1987 & 1988 seasons, large square quarto, pp xxvi, 229, slightly used internally, brown cloth with very slight use, the dustwrapper is price-clipped, a bit worn stretched and age-toned. [A heavy book - extra postage may be needed.]. First Edition thus. Cloth. Good/Fair.

London: Frances Lincoln, 1990. Very well illustrated, tall quarto, pp 240, very clean internally, green cloth in very good condition, a very good copy in dustwrapper. A heavy book, extra postage may be needed. ["This guide to garden design provides the reader with a tour of more than 30 of France's most beautiful gardens. They range in size from enormous estates to tiny urban oases, showing the diversity of gardening styles that exists within France. Some subtly reflect their surroundings, others are geometric in plan; some show a strong English influence or are guided by colour harmonies, while others simply exude their owners' love of cultivating plants."]. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Very Slightly Worn.

London: Thames & Hudson, 1991. ["History, evolution, design, practice, plants and planting, furniture and ornament".] Very well illustrated, small folio, pp 336, dustwrapper, a good copy. A very attractive work. (N.B. - weighs over 2 kilos - extra postage may be required). Very Good/Very Slightly Worn.