The Pleasure Garden manzanares Top edge dye plum red

Top edge dye plum red

Black-and-white illustrations by Faith Jacques

Paris: Maurice Le Garrec

'Satisfaction' and 'Out of Time'

A near-Mint copy

The Pleasure Garden manzanares Top edge dye plum redAn illustrated history of British gardening London: John Murray, 1977. Entertaining survey of the development of gardens, their designs, the plants one find in them, and their gardeners, from Roman time onwards. Hardback with the wonderfuly, pictorial dust jacket by Osbert Lancaster. 128 pages, b w illustrations throughout. Previous owner's name to first endpaper. A very well conceived book, and a great gift idea for the keen gardener.