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Total number of records: 15

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Brotherton Collection5
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Herbert Read Collection2
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History1
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive1

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gardens15
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jardins2
aesthetics1
alphabets1
american poetry1
architecture1
constructions de jardins1
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Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)10
Gardiner, James (1732)4
Rapin, Rene (1621-1687)4
Barker, Hf3
Hunt, John Dixon2
Batey, Mavis1
Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books (Firm)1
Coster, David (1752)1
De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)1
Gardiner, James1

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The bedside book of the garden

Hessayon, D G; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[2008]

Updated version of The Armchair Book of the Garden, 1983.-Includes sections on the great gardener's in history; extraordinary and surprising plants; remarkable gardens around the world; key gardening ...

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The Oxford book of garden verse

Hunt, John Dixon

c1993

Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-326) and indexes.

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Vogue House & Garden Book (October 13, 1937)

De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)

Leeds University Library copy at Maurice de Sausmarez Collection 576: October 13, 1937, missing outer cover.

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Rapin of gardens : a Latin poem in four books

Rapin, René (1621-1687); Gardiner, James (1732)

[1706]

First edition. Publisher's booklist [5pp.] at end.

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Four hedges : a gardener's chronicle

Leighton, Clare (1898-1989)

1935

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Rapin of gardens : a Latin poem in four books : English'd by Mr. Gardiner

Rapin, René (1621-1687); Gardiner, James (1732); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Barker, HF

1728

Plates by L Cheron and E Kirkall.

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Rapin of gardens : a Latin poem in four books : English'd by Mr. Gardiner

Rapin, René (1621-1687); Gardiner, James (1732); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Barker, HF

1728

Plates by L Cheron and E Kirkall.

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Rapin of gardens : a Latin poem in four books : English'd by Mr. Gardiner

Rapin, René (1621-1687); Gardiner, James (1732); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Barker, HF

1728

Plates by L Cheron and E Kirkall.

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Gentlemen & players : gardeners of the English landscape

Mowl, Tim; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

2000

Illustrations on endpapers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-209) and index. "Gentlemen and Players: Gardeners of the English Landscape traces the development of garden style throu...

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A garden alphabet

Harris, John (1931-2022); Coster, David (1752); Robins, Thomas (1715?-1770); Langley, Batty (1696-1751); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Octopus Books Limited; Victoria and Albert Museum

[1979]

"Researched and written by John Harris, designed by Helen Hamlyn. Alphabet drawn by David Coster."--Title page verso. "This book contains 24 original engravings from Batty Langley's Pomona or The Fr...

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Alexander Pope : the poet and the landscape

Batey, Mavis; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1999

Includes bibliographical references (page 132) and index. 'Take nature's path' -- 'Under the wing of my Lord Burlington' -- 'Happy the man' -- 'The pensive Grot' -- 'Gardening is near-akin to philos...

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The history of the modern taste in gardening

Walpole, Horace (1717-1797); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Hunt, John Dixon

[1995]

Based on the 1782 edition of the text, which was published by the Strawberry Hill Press under the title: The history of the modern taste in gardening, in the last volume of: Anecdotes of painting in E...

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