A Gardener's Testament: A selection of articles and notes by Gertrude Jekyll
Published by Country Life Ltd, London, 1937
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Quair Books PBFA, Leeds, United KingdomQuair Books PBFA
AbeBooks seller since December 5, 2016
Association member: PBFA
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 50.00
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
FIRST EDITION, FROM THE LIBRARY OF ROSEMARY & DAVID VEREY AT BARNSLEY HOUSE. 8vo, incl. numerous b/w plates plus a few line diagrams. Original green cloth, spine and upper board lettered in gilt. Extremities pushed and gently worn. Edges lightly foxed, occasional fox spots to text block, frontis plate loose, nick to 'The south border in late summer etc' plate, else, clean and tight. Very good A pleasing, gardening association copy of the first edition of this posthumously published selection of Gertrude Jekyll's 'articles and notes,' including photographs taken at Munstead Wood; from the library of another celebrated female British garden designer, Rosemary Verey (though, without inscription), famed for developing the garden of Barnsley House, the C17th Cirencester home she shared with her husband David. Rosemary Verey, OBE & VMH (1918–2001) was an English garden designer and writer, best known for designing and developing the garden at the late C17th Barnsley House, Cirencester, the home she shared with her husband, the architectural historian David Cecil Wynter Verey (1912/13–1984). With his help, she "transformed the conventional 1930s pleasure garden into a series of themed garden areas held together by a tight architectural structure of alleys, vistas (embellished with decorative statues and artefacts), paved walks, and contrasting open spaces. Influenced by the arts and crafts style of many neighbouring Cotswold gardens, she extended her range through her knowledge of and interest in garden history" (ODNB). Indeed, her own "gradually acquired collection of rare gardening books [including this one], encouraged the layout of a formal knot garden (1975) and a patterned herb garden near the kitchen" (ibid). In the 1980s and 1990s, Verey was "in much demand as a designer" in both the UK & US; her clients included the then Prince of Wales, now King Charles, the Marquess of Bute, Sir Elton John, Princess Michael of Kent and the New York Botanical Garden.…
Seller Inventory # 3263
Bibliographic details
- Title
- A Gardener's Testament: A selection of articles and notes by Gertrude Jekyll
- Author
- JEKYLL, Gertrude; JEKYLL, Francis & TAYLOR, G. C. (editors); [VEREY, Rosemary & David]
- Publisher
- Country Life Ltd, London
- Publication year
- 1937
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Cloth
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Gardening, Signed & Association Copies
Quair Books PBFA
Leeds, United Kingdom
Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
| Item | 21 to 45 business days | 5 to 10 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 21.50 | £ 24.50 |
Payment methods
Store description
Quair Books specialises in modern literary and visual cultures, particularly alternative, different and radical authors/ artists, presses and histories. We also hold a small general stock, with a focus on rare, significant and bonny books. We trade at fairs, online and via catalogue.
Specialty
Signed & association copies, modernist first editions, feminist & queer-related itemsAssociation member
Seller's business information
Quair Books Ltd
Organia House, Bradford Road,
Guiseley,, United Kingdom LS20 8NH
Terms of sale
F L Philip, 3, Butts Garth Farm, Littlemoor Lane, Thorner, LS14 3DH.
0113 289 2193
quairbooks@gmail.com
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Quair Books PBFA, Leeds, United Kingdom, +44 7879441401, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.