GIBSON Michael: The Observer's Book of Roses
London. Frederick Warne. 1980. First edition. Hardback. Book number 84. No dust jacket, illustrated boards as published. Book is in Very Good condition, spine slightly tanned and red spine lettering, although legible, is colour faded. (Book ref. 25806) £4.00
Robin Neillands THE WARS OF THE ROSES (ISBN: 1860199976 / 1-86019-997-6)
Brockhampton Press, 1999. NEW IN D/W 8vo hardback, ills. * the conflict between the English noble houses of York and Lancaster which marked the end of medieval England and the birth of the Renaissance. Includes chapters on Henry VI and the French War, the Rebellions 1450-3, the year of the Battles 1460-1, the Warwick Rebellion, the rise of Richard III and his defeat. (Book ref. 116983) £35.00
John Sadler The Red Rose and the White: The Wars of the Roses, 1453-1487 (Hardback) (ISBN: 9781405823609)
Pearson Education Limited, United Kingdom, 2009. NEW IN D/W Large 8vo hardback, plates. * If Richard III, the last Plantagenet King of England had not launched his precipitate charge against Henry Tudor from the vantage of Ambion Hill on Bosworth Field, how different might the history of England been? The Wars of the Roses were a series of mini-wars, fought over 30 years between two branches of the Plantagenet royal family, and eventually won by the Tudors. The Red Rose and the White offers a complete, single volume history of the entire dynastic struggle covering all aspects, the social, economic, religious, political and military. (Book ref. 116704) £35.00
LEE, Carol Ann Roses from the Earth : The Biography of Anne Frank
BCA 1999. Large 8vo. Hardback. xxii, 297pp. 23 b/w photographs on plates. Fine in d/w (Book ref. 116128) £10.00
Coats, Peter Roses (ISBN: 0706400550 / 0-7064-0055-0)
Octopus Books, London, 1973. AS NEW IN D/W 4to, fine illustrated boards. 119 illustrations in color and black & white. * Coats has gathered together the many different forms in which the rose and rose emblem have been used by many nations in all ages (Book ref. 116009) £30.00
Wheatcroft, Harry My life with roses
Odhams Press, London, 1959. First Edition. One of the most famous of the rose obsessed tells his story. 8vo. Hard bound in original red cloth titled in gold. Illustrated with black and white and colour plates. P.224. Fine in d/w (Book ref. 115726) £20.00
Hallam, Elizabeth the chronicles of the wars of the roses, the turbulent years of the last plantagenets, seven kings from richard ii in 1377 to richard iii in 1485
Guild Publishing, London, 1988. AS NEW IN D/W Hardback, large 4to, 352pp, coloured and b/w photo reproductions, line drawings, maps. (Book ref. 115588) £40.00
Roy L Hudson The Pruning Handbook: How to prune trees, evergreen, fruit, deciduous; shrubs, evergreen, roses, small fruits, deciduous; vines, berry, grape, ornamental
Blandford, 1958. First Edition. Slim 4to hardback. AS NEW in fine d/w (Book ref. 115047) £25.00
Harkness, Jack L Growing Roses
Garden B C 1967 VG book G dj hardback illus ISBN: (Book ref. 45620) £5.00
Stevenson, Robert Louis The Black Arrow. A Tale of The Two Roses [Illustrated Pocket Classics series]
Macmillan 1st ed 1st printg 1928 VG book No dj crnrs sl wear, cover patchy hardback illus H M Brock ISBN: (Book ref. 45509) £5.00
Park, Bertram Guide to Roses
Collins 1st ed 1st printg 1956 VG book No dj hardback illus ISBN: (Book ref. 44536) £5.00
Gibson, Michael Shrub Roses, Climbers and Ramblers
Collins 1st ed 1st printg 1981 F book VG dj hardback illus ISBN: 0002190133 (Book ref. 42192) £5.00
Lawrence, Margaret Blood Red Roses
Macmillan 1st ed 1st printg 1997 F book F dj hardback ISBN: 0333694686 (Book ref. 40008) £5.00
Sykes, Eric Smelling of Roses
Virgin 1st ed 1st printg 1997 F book F dj hardback ISBN: 1852276592 (Book ref. 37805) £5.00
O'Hara, Mary The Scent of Roses
Joseph repr 1980 F book VG dj hardback photos ISBN: 0718117336 (Book ref. 36952) £5.00
Toogood, Alan Roses in Gardens [Gardening by Design series]
Ward Lock 1st ed 1st printg 1987 F book VG dj hardback ISBN: 0706365402 (Book ref. 25506) £5.00
Oxenham, Elsie J Margery Meets the Roses
Bath: Girls Gone By, 2001. Reprint. Illustrated laminated card cover. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. 202pp :: 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5") (Book ref. oxe39p) £15.60
Austin, David English Roses
London: Conran Octopus, 1995. Illustrated by Clay Perry (photographer). 1995 Reprint. Hard Back. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Minor scratches and wear to dust wrapper. (Book ref. 27665) £13.00
Barnes, Stuart Smelling of Roses: A Rugby Life
Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, 1994. First Edition. Hard back. Good Plus/Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall (Book ref. 21869) £10.00
Fairbrother, F Illustrated Guide to Roses
Pearson, 1967. Hard back. Fair/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Some foxing to title and end pages. (Book ref. 13542) £5.00