Brown, Jane -  Tales of the Rose Tree - Ravishing Rhododendrons and their travels around the World
Traces the history of Rhododendrons from their first discovery by mankind through to the present day. 2004 9 ½ x 61/4 308 pages plus 24 pages of illustrations, mostly colour except for some historical photos.
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £20), New
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Campbell-Culver -  The Origin of Plants
An account of the introduction of plants to cultivation in this country, arranged in historic sequence, with the unique feature of putting them into the context of the history of that time.    260 pages with many colour illustrations. 200110 x 8 ½
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Coats -  The Book of Flowers
Primarily an illustrated history of botanic art, with 40 full page colour reproductions as well as numerous B&W, there is also a brief introduction to their history. 208 pages 1973 14 ½ x 10 ¾
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: 1984 reprint, Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: Slightly damaged DW, Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: Reprint, Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)20.00
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Dash, Mike -  Tulipomania
Relates the story of the introduction of the Tulip, and how the mania developed and finally burst. 1999 9 ½ x 6 ¼ 388 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: Large print format - but we promise we won't tell anyone when you buy it!, New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Elliott -  Flora
A sumptuous book, telling the story of plant introductions through the media of Botanical Illustrations from the RHS collection, copiously illustrated with colour reproductions, many full page. 335 pages 2001 12 ¾ x 10 ¾
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £45), New
Price: £(GBP)27.50
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Grimshaw -  The Gardener's Atlas
After a brief introduction to the history of plant hunting and the floristic regions of the world, this book primarily follows major plant families and groupings, with occasional interesting diversions. Well illustrated throughout with maps, colour paintings and photographs makes this an enjoyable book. 224 pages 1998 11 ¼ x 8 ¾
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: , New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Henrey -  British botanical and horticultural literature before 1800
Comprising a history and bibliography of botanical and horticultural books printed in England, Scotland, and Ireland from the earliest times until 1800. A standard and one of the most frequently cited bibliographies, and a detailed history of British botany and horticulture. This facsimile of 800 copies, by Sandpiper Books, was sold within a year of publication. New. £190 1999 reprint (first publ. 1975). 11 x 7 ½ 3 vols., 1180 pp., 31 colour plates, 210 text-figs
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , New
Price: £(GBP)75.00
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Hobhouse -  Plants in Garden History
As always form this author a well researched and comprehensive account, this time of how plants reached our gardens. Well illustrated with many B&W and colour photos, botanical art etc. 1992 10 x 10 ¼ 336 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments:  (RRP £18.99), Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Cover: Softcover
Comments:  (RRP £18.99), New
Price: £(GBP)13.50
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Innes & Perry -  Medieval Flowers
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Cover: Softcover
Comments: , Slight wear to the cover (RRP £14.99), New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Kilpatrick, Jane -  Gifts from the Gardens of China
A well researched book examining how plants were introduced to the west from China before the treaty of 1860 opened the country more widely for exploration. Looks not just at the plants but also the human stories behind them. Well illustrated with many contemporary pictures, mostly in colour. 2007 10 ½ x 8 288 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: ,  (RRP £35), New
Price: £(GBP)20.00
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Knapp, Sandra -  Potted Histories (also published as Plant Discoveries)
A marvellous book that both recounts the discovery of the plants that we now take as commonplace in our gardens, and also the botany of several plant families, all wonderfully illustrated with colour reproductions of botanic art over the centuries. 11 ¼ x 10 ¾ 2003 336 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £45), New
Price: £(GBP)27.50
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Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £45), New
Price: £(GBP)27.50
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le Strange, Richard -  A History of Herbal Plants
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: , , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)7.50
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Leapman -  The Ingenious Mr Fairchild
The subject of the book was an early eighteenth century nurseryman who was the first to make a deliberate cross of an ornamental plant – as controversial as our genetic engineering today. 280 pages plus 8 pages of colour illustrations. 2000 St Martin’s Press 8 ½ x 5 ½
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: Very slight wear to dust jacket (RRP £14.99), New
Price: £(GBP)7.50
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Martin, Tovah -  Heirloom Flowers
Gives the background to the old varieties that have been grown, and gives details of over 100 of them, well illustrated with colour photos. 1999 9 ¾ x 7 ½ 192 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: , New
Price: £(GBP)7.00
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Musgrave -  An Empire of Plants
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Cover: Softcover
Comments: (RRP £12.99), New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Noltie, H J -  Tha Dapuri Drawings - Alexander Gibson & The Bombay Botanic Gatdens
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: Extremely minoir wear to dust jacket (RRP £26), New
Price: £(GBP)26.00
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Pavord -  Tulip
Tells the story of the history of the bulb in cultivation – it’s subtitle of “the Story of a Flower that has mage Men Mad” implies a bit of a thriller! But it does also include species and cultivar information and is very well illustrated in colour. 438 pages 10 x 8 1999
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £30), New
Price: £(GBP)20.00
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Potterton Ed, David -  Culpepper's Colour Herbal
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Cover: Softcover
Comments:  (RRP £15.99), New
Price: £(GBP)13.50
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Stearn -  John Lindley
Illustrated with 42 colour plates of early botanical art, this book tells the story of a pioneering botanist and horticulturalist, who played a part with establishing Kew gardens and the predecessor of the RHS. Produced by the Antique Collector's Club to their usual high standards. 231 pages 1999 10 x 7
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £19.95), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Stuart -  The Plants that shaped our Gardens
More of a plant centric view of the development of plant usage in our gardens, this book is largely organised by the manner in which they have been used, with much fascinating information and well illustrated, mainly in colour. 10 ¼ x 7 ½ 2002 Frances Lincoln 208 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £25), New
Price: £(GBP)18.50
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Comments:  (RRP £12.99), New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Whittle & Cook -  Curtis's Flower Garden Displayed
120 plates selected from the period 1787 - 1807 are illustrated in colour, along with a page of description. 258 pages 1981 10 ¾ x 7 ¾
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: Original version with some fold out plates, Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: 1991 reprint, Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Wilkinson, Anne -  The Passion for Pelargoniums
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: ,  (RRP £16.99), New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Zuccarini -  Plantarum
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: , With slip case, Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)35.00
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: , , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)25.00
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