David Wheeler [ed.]; Sir Roy Strong; Judith B. Tankard; Martin A. Wood; Graham Stuart Thomas — Garden Writing

London; Stroud, Alan Sutton; Bramley Books, 1990-1998. Cloth. A highly illustrated two volume set of works on gardening and horticulture. A lovely two volume set of gardening.Including:(1990) By Pen & By Spade: An Anthology of Garden Writing from HortusEdited by David Wheeler. With a foreword by Sir Roy Strong. The first edition. In publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated in text throughout. With sections from a variety of authors such as 'gardens in fiction', 'a glance at Chinese gardens' and 'daisy chains&apos. (1998) Gertrude Jekyll at Munstead Wood: Writing, Horticulture, Photography, HomebuildingBy Judith B. Tankard and Martin A. Wood, with a foreword by Graham Stuart Thomas. A later edition, first published in 1996. In the original hardback binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece, 5 double sided coloured plates, and in text illustrations throughout. Collated, complete. A work on Gertrude Jekyll, a British horticulturist, garden designer, craftswoman, photographer, writer and artist who created over 400 gardens in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States, and wrote over 1000 articles for magazines. In publisher's original cloth and hardback bindings. In the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, excellent. Minor shelf wear to extremities. Dust wrappers are very smart, with just minor shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.