[GARDENING] MEDIAEVAL GARDENS “FLOWERY MEDES’ AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS OF HERBS, FLOWERS, AND SHRUBS GROWN IN THE MIDDLE AGES, WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF TURDOR, ELIZABETHAN AND STUART GARDENS [2 VOLUMES]

John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1924. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding. 4to; in white cloth; with decorations and titling in gilt; Volume 1; 140 pages with 225 illustrations; Volume 2, xiv, with copious plates; Volume 2 has a light red stain to the upperboard; both volumes have some wear to the boards; hinges have been professionally repaired; a bit of soiling; toning to the end papers; A Garden Club of Virginia - Valentine House and presentation plate to the front end paper; Frances Lady Daresbury book plate to the front pastedown.~~Frances Lady Darebury was a prominent figure whose influence on Walton Hall and Gardens is still evident today. She is said to still haunt the staircase of Walton Hall, perhaps in search of her long lost gardening books! ~~Limited to 1000 copies. Very Good+ binding.