Gravetye Manor or twenty years work round an old manor house Being an abstract from the Tree and Garden Book of Gravetye Manor Sussex kept by the owner Williams Robinson, well-known gardening author.
John Murray printed at the Oxford University Press 1911
xii + (1) + 148 +(1)pp and c38 illustrations mainly sepia plates. Folio Green spine with gilt title, contrasting cloth backed boards, Corners slightly bumped. Internally very good. Attractive copy. The definitive record of William Robinson's own house and garden. The manor became the home of this creative, innovative and revolutionary gardener in 1884. Robinson spent his remarkable life as a professional gardener and botanist, but made his fortune through writing about his experiences and ideas on horticulture which enabled him to acquire and develop Gravetye Manor which now is operated as a hotel.