Hill, Octavia.
Homes of the London Poor:
(Macmillan, first edition, 1875).
Rare first edition copy. Hardback. Leather spine worn / scuffed. Cloth, which is a little patchy with sun-fading, has light marking, spotting. Fly leaf split at spine and last page loose, else a good solid copy. pp. Order No. NSBK-C16068
Keywords: housing, Octavia Hill, dwellings, philanthropy, the poor, poverty, Victorian, England, town planning, urban history, open spaces, countryside, Britain, England, British, English, history, Octavia Hill's essays, nineteenth century, papers, works, garden cities, period sources, contemporary comment, district visiting, volunteer visitors, commons, charity, charities, COS, C.O.S., Charity Organisation Society, London, women
Price £135.00.
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Joyce, David.
Hanging Baskets: Window Boxes and Containers
(Guild Publishing, 1991).
In Association with the Royal Horticultural Society. Hardback. Very good+ in very slightly chipped dustwrapper. 96pp. Order No. NSBK-G12269
Keywords: 1850292981, window boxes, horticulture, Royal Horticultural Society, gardens, gardening, flowers, flowering, containers, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, twentieth century, 20th, hanging baskets
Price £7.00.
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Saville, Diana.
Colour:
(Charles Lett, 1992).
Letts Guide to Garden Design. Hardback. Very good. 64pp. Order No. NSBK-A12240
Keywords: 1852381973, colour, gardens, gardening, gardeners, color, horticulture, horticulturalists, plants, flowers, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK
Price £6.00.
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Thwaite, Ann.
Waiting for the Party: the Life of Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1849-1924
(Secker & Warburg, 1974).
Hardback. Ex library, lacks fly leaf, usual lib stamps & stickers, some white speckling to boards, otherwise good in dw. xii + 274pp. Order No. NSBK-C757
Keywords: 436521504, Frances Hodgson Burnett, children's writing, woman writer, women writers, literature, Secret Garden, The Little Princess, Britain, British, England, English, history, biography, biographies
Price £4.00.
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Bonar, A.
Lawns: Picture books, no.13
(Collingridge, 1965).
Hardback. Very good, bright. 60pp. Order No. NSBK-A14001
Keywords: B0000CMMPC, lawns, gardens, gardening, soil, weeds, mowing, mowers
Price £8.50.
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Hill, Octavia.
Our Common Land:
(Macmillan, first edition, 1877).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and markings, some wear to spine, spine ends, edges and corners. Cloth a little marked / rubbed -else good / solid. vi + 206pp. Order No. NSBK-C6431
Keywords: B001P1SGF4, housing, Octavia Hill, dwellings, philanthropy, the poor, poverty, Victorian, England, town planning, urban history, open spaces, countryside, Britain, England, British, English, history, Octavia Hill's essays, nineteenth century, papers, works, garden cities, period sources, contemporary comment, district visiting, volunteer visitors, commons, charity, charities, COS, C.O.S., Charity Organisation Society
Price £95.00.
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Buchan, Ursula & Colborn, Nigel.
The Classic Horticulturist:
(Cassell, 1987).
With watercolours. Hardback. Very good in slightly marked dustwrapper. 160pp. Order No. NSBK-A3508
Keywords: 0304321540, horticulture, horticulturist, gardening, history, garden, plants, watercolours
Price £12.00.
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Jessop, Les and Sinclair, N.T.
Sunderland Museum: the People's Palace in the Park
(Tyne & Wear Museums, 1996).
Paperback. A little sunning to the card covers (natural with age), otherwise very good. iii + 74pp. Order No. NSBK-A16093
Keywords: 9780905974651, stored with antiquarian, Sunderland Museum, Sunderland, history, museums, artefacts, Newcastle, North East, England, Tyne and Wear, library, art gallery, winter gardens, historical
Price £30.00.
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Fletcher, H. R.
Story of the Royal Horticultural Society, 1804 - 1968:
(OUP, 1969).
Hardback. Ex library with minimal library stamps and markings, otherwise very good in slightly chipped dustwrapper. xii + 564pp. Order No. NSBK-A15159
Keywords: 9780192129444, Royal Horticultural Society, flowers, plants, history, nineteenth century, 19th century, Victorian, gardens, gardening
Price £13.00.
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Kahn, Albert.
Days with Ulanova:
(Collins, 1962).
With an Introduction by Arnold L. Haskell. Hardback. Large format, good in slightly edge worn dustwrapper. 235pp. Order No. NSBK-C5310
Keywords: B0000CLJYI, Galina Ulanova, ballet, ballerina, prima ballerina, Bolshoi Ballet, Covent Garden, dancing, dance, dances, dancers, Soviet Union, Russia, biography, biographies, life history, life histories, women's history, Russian
Price £11.45.
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