English Gardens by Harry Roberts - 1944 Edition garden art in the classic basket weave

in the classic basket weave style popular during the early 20th century

- felt backing on bottom includes original Selandia sticker

The back coverboard and the paper edge of the spine bear some very light foxing marks

Boeuf Bourguignon

English Gardens by Harry Roberts - 1944 Edition garden art in the classic basket weaveOf late we have enjoyed something better than coloured garden catalogues. Books about gardens have not only multiplied; they have taken on a new form. They have become brief and lyrical rather than long and instructive; and their form in many ways has been oddly suggestive (The London Observer Jan 4th, 1948) {HISTORY} This 20th century review of Harry Robert's English Gardens went on to call him a poet as much as a gardener. Isn't that a lovely turn