The Oxford Companion to the Garden. This copy once belonged to

This copy once belonged to the town clerk and bears his rubber stamps to the front endpaper

Soft boards with dust jacket

Each species description includes information on nomenclature

this superior book must be regarded as the classic work on the subject

The Oxford Companion to the Garden. This copy once belonged toPatrick Taylor, editor. This book has world wide scope and provides comprehensive coverage of people and places, as well as all aspects of the garden from the ancient to the avant garde. There are 1,750 A Z entries and fine photographs complemented by elegant engravings of historical subjects. The writing is authoritative and engaging and the work features over 1000 individual public and private gardens from all over the globe. An impressive and