Gardening from Dodman Books

Windsor, New York: J J Bell, 1891. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Exceptionally scarce and beautifully illustrated seed catalogue. Mono throughout, vegetable section on pink stock. Numerous engravings promising bounteous results. Bell sold his business in the 1900s and established the rival Deposit Seed Company. He later found himself in court… Read more about this item

London: Agricultural & Horticultural Association, 1914. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Exceptionally scarce catalogue well illustrated with photos. Seeds, plants and sundries. Colour cover, mono internally. All in VG internal order, some wear to covers. 4to. 100pp. Additional photos on request.

Portland: Timber Press, 2009. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Nicely produced collection in fine/as new internal order. Light wear only to smart plum boards with bright gilt titling to spine. Front board leads very slightly. VG d/j, a little faded to spine. 12mo. 135pp

London: Faber And Faber, 1962. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Second printing of this admirably straightforward guide. In VG, clean and bright order throughout. Smart green boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j showing light wear only. 12mo. 192pp

London: Faber And Faber, 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Nick Carter. Wartime encouragement for reluctant gardeners. All in VG internal order bar minor spotting to endpapers. Smart pale green cloth a little dulled to edges, with bright gilt titling to spine. Good unclipped d/j. 12mo. 78pp

London: Chelsea Physic Garden, 2007. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Second, revised edition of this attractive booklet on snowdrops and the Chelsea Physic Garden. All in VG+ order throughout. Very light wear only to card covers. 12mo. 40pp

Glasgow: Maclehose, Jackson & Co, 1923. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A most attractive volume from Maxwell, MP, novelist, essayist, artist, antiquarian, horticulturalist, salmon angler and author of numerous books. All in VG internal order, with the 12 colour plates showing well. Light toning to untrimmed page edges, though… Read more about this item

London: Edward Arnold, 1908. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Mary G W Wilson. Attractive volume looking at notable Scottish gardens and gardening in Scotland generally. 32 colour plates, most with tissue guards in situ. Very occasional foxing, but in general VG, clean and bright order throughout otherwise. Former owner's name… Read more about this item

Boston: David R Godine, 2004. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First US edition, in VG+, clean and bright order throughout. Minor marking to endpapers. Smart burgundy paper-covered boards with white cloth and bright gilt titling to spine. VG+ unclipped d/j. 12mo. xvi, 123pp

London: Collins, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Excellent instructional account of the creation of noted botanist Raven's own garden. Stock lightly toned, but otherwise in VG, clean and bright order throughout. No inscriptions. Light marking and minor edgewear to pale yellow boards with bright gilt-on-grey titling to spine. Good… Read more about this item

London: Ward, Lock & Co, 1929. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Detailed, well-illustrated and informative work from the man in charge of the rock gardens at Kew. Numerous photos and illustrations including eight attractive tipped-in colour plates. Light spotting to edge of block and some light toning to pages, but in… Read more about this item

London: Greening & Co, 1907. Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Good selection of plans for the Edwardian garden. Stock toned but otherwise all in VG internal order, except for rusting staples visible at titles. Card covers dulled and a little marked. 12mo. 116pp

London: E H May, 1889. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Excellent guide to the growing of a wide variety of fruits, originally written as a prize essay for the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers (and earning John Wright 25 Guineas and a gold medal). One or two minor marks, but in… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1932. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Rex Whistler. 10th impression (December 1932) of first edition, in VG internal order. Light uniform toning to stock, but otherwise all is clean and bright. Attractive colour illustrated endpapers. Green cloth a little dulled to edges and spine, with some loss of titling… Read more about this item

London: T C & E C Jack, 1911. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ND. [c.1911 WorldCat]. In Jack's Present Day Gardening series, notable for its most attractive colour plates of which there are 8 in this volume. A little light toning, and some minor foxing, but generally clean and bright. Green paper-covered boards… Read more about this item

London: T C & E C Jack, 1911. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ND. [c.1911 WorldCat]. In Jack's Present Day Gardening series, notable for its most attractive colour plates of which there are 8 in this volume. A little light toning, heaver to endpapers but otherwise all in good internal order. Green paper-covered… Read more about this item

London: Martin Hopkinson & Company, 1926. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Well illustrated volume from the pioneer plantsman, inscribed by him to fep: "With R C N's comps. May 1927". Scarce thus. Foxing throughout though photo plates clean and bright. Green boards spotted to front and lightly worn to edges… Read more about this item

Tiverton: Halsgrove Press, 1992. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Cynthia Rowan. The meaning of life, illuminated by gardens. In fine, clean, crisp and bright internal order. A little fading to bottom edge of green boards and small mark to front where d/j is scored, though this minor. Bright gilt titling to spine. VG clipped d/j, fine… Read more about this item

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1943. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo. Josef Capek. 12th impression. Entertaining book on the art and mystery of gardening, well-illustrated by Josef Capek's drawings. Stock toned but otherwise all in VG internal order. Former owner's name to fep. Printed green boards lightly bumped and dulled to spine. 12mo. 160pp

London: William Tegg & Co, 1875. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Scarce edition of Abercrombie's gardening classic all in Vg internal order, with some light toning to page edges but only occasional foxing. Rebound at some stage, with original leather spine and new cloth-covered boards. 16mo. viii, 432pp