Phillada Ballard (13 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. S/B Copy in Very Good Condition. The Book is in Very Good Condition throughout and is tightly bound on the cover. Free Postage with the UK.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Useful account. 32pp., ills., vgc, card covers 0.0.

Booklet. Condition: Very Good. Booklet; very good in card covers.; Booklet published to accompany the exhibition A City at War : Birmingham 1939-1945, held at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery from May to September 1985. Illustrated.; 32 pages.

Condition: Very Good. Picture Shown is For Illustration Purposes Only, Please See Below For Further DetailsCONDITION ? VERY GOOD ? HARDBACK - light wear and scuff marks to jacket, pages in nice condition, shipped from the UK.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens are the only provincial botanic gardens in Britain still owned and administered by a private society. This profusely illustrated book describes their 175-year history since the founding of the Birmingham Botanical and Horticultural Society in 1829. Earlier botanic gardens were mostly begun for the teaching of botany to medical students and were founded by universities. In the first half of the nineteenth century many new gardens were opened in London and the provinces run by private societies in order to grow and display the numerous new plants then being introduced to Britain, and to disseminate horticultural knowledge among the middle class. The societies were run by knowledgeable amateurs, mostly industrialists and professional men, and the gardens were open only to subscribers. The Birmingham Botanic Gardens were laid out by John Claudius Loudon, the eminent landscape architect and writer, who prepared a plan for the sixteen acre site in Edgbaston, two miles from the centre of the town. The Gardens were opened in 1832. Much of Loudon's design remains to this day. This book should appeal to anyone with an interest in the history of botanical gardens and horticulture, as well as in the rich and varied story of one of Birmingham's best loved institutions. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condition: New. Booklet to accompany an exhibition held in Birmingham in 1985.

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket very lightly dulled at spine, with some unobtrusive faint foxing on the inside. 245 x 185 mm. 168 pp + 24 pages of colour plates. A history of the Birmingham gardens, from the founding of the Birmingham Botanical and Horticultural Society in 1829 to the end of the 20th century. Numerous b&w illustrations in the text. Includes end-notes, bibliography and appendices, plus index of plant names & general index. An attractive copy of the revised edition of Phillada Ballard's study of the only provincial botanic gardens in Britain still owned and administered by a private society.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Book is as new, excellent. 629pp with colour photographs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 652 pages.

First edition 2009. Cloth. One page dog-eared. Near fine in dustjacket. Ask to see our other Garden titles.

SBN10: 0955657628 / ISBN13: 9780955657627 First edition, Fine in Fine dustwrapper with just hint of shelfwear. The dustwrapper is housed in a protective removable sleeve. A very pleasing example indeed. 16413 Very heavy, extra International charges will apply.