Bibliography of British Gardens (St. Paul's Bibliographies) by Ray Desmond - 1988-12

England: St Pauls Bibliographies, 1988. Cloth. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 319 pp. Tightly bound. Tips of two corners lightly dinged. Text is Free of Markings. No ownership markings.

St. Paul's Bibliographies, 1984. Hardcover. VG++. Oversize green hardcover with light wear, tightly bound, unmarked. No dust jacket if issued

St. Paul s Bibliographies, . First Edition. Hardcover. Ex. Library. Sm Quarto. 1984 B & W Illustrations Sm Quarto, , PP.318, D40a

Hampshire, UK: St. Paul's Bibliographies, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1984, First Edition, 318 pp. Hardcover. Very Good copy: moderate staining and edgewear to covers; Fine, unmarked contents.

St. Paul s Bibliographies, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Solid Copy, Wear At Extremities. Sm Quarto, Green Cloth, White Lettering, Sm B & W Picture At Cover. 1984 B & W Illustrations Sm Quarto, Green Cloth, White Lettering, Sm B & W Picture At Cover, 1988, PP.318, Alphabetical And Indexed By County D20c

Winchester: St. Paul's Bibliographies, 1988. viii, 318p., second printing of the 1984 first issue, illustrated with a small section of b&w period images, hardbound in 10x7.5 inch textured green boards. Expect hints of rubbing and soil to casing, a sound good copy free of any markings.

Hardback. Acceptable.

Winchester, Hampshire: St. Paul's Bibliographies, 1988. Second edition. Hardcover. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very gently bumped rear corners, very mild rubbing to top corners and front edge, faint soiling to boards (mostly to front board), light spotting to fore edge, faint soiling to fore-edge, faint must, ink ownership signature to front pastedown, else about very good+ to Near Fine(-).. Large green octavo, viii, 318 pages, 20 pages of plates, b&w illustrations ; 25 cm. Gardens -- Great Britain -- Bibliography.

St Paul's Bibliographies, Winchester, first edition, 1984. Cloth, cover illustration, 4to,. viii, 318 pp, including 20 pages of plates. Over 5,500 entries. Arranged alphabetically by the site of the garden. Lists material on over 5, 500 gardens in England, Scotland, Wales and to a limited extent Ireland. The refences are drawn from horticultural literature, county histories, topographical works, diaries, letters, journals on gardening, etc. Engravings, lithographs and photographs of gardens are noted, as are plates of country houses where some aspect of the garden is incorporated in the view - generally many references cover the house as well as the garden so this bibliography is of interest to local and architectural historians in addition to students of gardens. Covers slightly marked, small tear to cloth on rear board, top edge spotted, otherwise Good.

St Paul's Bibliographies, Winchester, first edition, 1984. Cloth, cover illustration, 4to,. viii, 318 pp, including 20 pages of plates. Over 5,500 entries. Arranged alphabetically by the site of the garden. Lists material on over 5, 500 gardens in England, Scotland, Wales and to a limited extent Ireland. The refences are drawn from horticultural literature, county histories, topographical works, diaries, letters, journals on gardening, etc. Engravings, lithographs and photographs of gardens are noted, as are plates of country houses where some aspect of the garden is incorporated in the view - generally many references cover the house as well as the garden so this bibliography is of interest to local and architectural historians in addition to students of gardens. Elegant bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, Very Good.