MILLER, Philip (1691-1771), English Botanist and Head Gardener at the Chelsea Physic Garden 'The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and Improving the Kitchen, Fruit and Flower Garden...', S Powell, Dublin 1732. with 4 plates, Index. and The Gardeners Kalendar with appendix dated 1735. Small Fo. (410 x 260mm). Full orig. full calf bds. loose. plus 'The Second Volume of the Gardeners Dictionary which Completes the Work' by Philip Miller, printed for the author and sold by Charles Rivington, London 1739. With dedication and list of subscribers with addenda and index. 6 plates inc. 2 folding. Orig. full calf bds. loose (365 x 235mm). James Francis Anderton b/ps. Scuffed and bumped. Splits etc. s.a.f. (2)

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PETER HAYDEN 21 April 1928 – 24 September 2019

Staffordshire based garden historian Peter Hayden was the author of Biddulph Grange: A Garden Rediscovered and a contributor to The Oxford Companion to Gardens, The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, The Garden, Landscape Design and Country Life.  During National Service in the Intelligence Corps he trained as a Russian interpreter.  His research into Russian gardens culminated in Russian Parks and Gardens (2005).  In 2006 he was awarded a Gold Medal by the Russian Academy of Arts, the first foreigner to receive the award since it was introduced by Catherine the Great in the Eighteenth Century.  His interests – including horticulture, topography, local history and cookery – are reflected in his extensive private library.