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The bookshop, serviced by Amazon.co.uk, reviews and offers a selection of readily available books for those interested in Gertrude Jekyll; rare and out-of-print books can also be found there. All books are extensively illustrated, some with her own drawings and photographs. For convenience, we have divided the books into several categories listed below; there are thousands of excellent books on gardening and our aim is to be fairly comprehensive in the selection of Gertrude Jekyll's own output, while adding a small number of other books which could help to round out the understanding of her life and work. The selection is of about 100 books altogether.
| By Gertrude Jekyll - the most important category, which sets out her substanital contribution to gardening literature; it comprises books written by Gertrude Jekyll or collections of her writings; each of the books is described in brief, with a link to a supplementary page with more information about it; in addition to books, she wrote hundreds of articles listed under A Complete list of books and articles below
About Gertude Jekyll - biographies and other works about the life of Gertrude Jekyll
Gardens and History - guides to gardens old and new as well as the history of gardens, gardeners and design.
Sir Edwin Lutyens - books relating to the architect who collaborated on many projects with Gertrude Jekyll
Arts & Crafts - relating to the Arts and Crafts movement of the late nineteenth century, which had considerable influence over Gertrude Jekyll
Jekyll & Hyde - what's in a name? Walter Jekyll was a friend of Robert L Stevenson, whose psychologial thriller may have incorporated the name of Gertrude Jekyll's brother into the title
Gardening Reference Books - a small selection of gardening reference books
A Complete list of books and articles by Gertrude Jekyll is included for the benefit of scholars; they are, for the most part, not readily acquirable in their original editions, other than at high prices, but all her principal books are available through the Amazon link on this page Lifechart produces gift cards and framed historical prints of Gertrude Jekyll, together with the same for other garden designers, such as 'Capability' Brown and Humphry Repton |
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