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In Your Garden; In Your Garden Again
by Vita Sackville-West
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$568.51NZ$511.66
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About This Item
London: Michael Joseph , 1951-53. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. Two first edition anthologies of Vita Sackville-West's popular gardening articles from 'The Observer', both in their original dust wrappers. The first edition. Two volumes from a set of four. In the publisher's, full cloth bindings with the original, clipped, dust wrappers. 'In Your Garden', contains a half title page, frontispiece and seven full page photograph plates. Collated complete. 'In Your Garden Again', contains a half title page, frontispiece and seven full page photograph plates. Collated complete. Two anthologies of gardening articles by Vita Sackville-West originally published in 'The Observer'. Each book is sectioned by the different months, and contains a wealth of gardening tips, tricks and techniques. Vita Sackville-West was a successful novelist, poet and journalist of the twentieth century. She is best known for being the inspiration for Orlando by Virginia Woolf. She was also a garden designer. With the previous owner's ink inscription, dated 1954, to the front free endpaper of, 'In Your Garden Again'. In the original, full cloth binding. Externally, excellent with light shelf wear only. Offsetting to the free endpapers of 'In Your Garden Again'. Ink inscription from previous owner to the front free endpaper of 'In Your Garden Again'. The original clipped dust wrappers are in very smart condition. Shelf wear and chipping to the edges. The odd mark to the panels. Spine is slightly darkened. Closed tear to the upper front panel of, 'In Your Garden'. Creasing to the right flyleaf of 'In Your Garden Again'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. The odd small mark to the pages of, 'In Your Garden Again'. Near Fine
Synopsis
From 1946, the poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West wrote a gardening column in the Observer. The columns were later collected into a set of books published between 1951 and 1958. Vita's extensive gardening knowledge, her intense passion for her subject, and her lively literary flair make these classics of garden writing essential for any serious gardener's bookshelf.
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 840G13
- Title
- In Your Garden; In Your Garden Again
- Author
- Vita Sackville-West
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951-53
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- gardening garden design virginia woolf the land garden design
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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