MOSLEY

MOSLEY, Sir Oswald, History of the Castle, Priory and Town of Tutbury in the County of Stafford, Simkin et al, London 1832. Later full calf bound, some worm damage. 8vo. plus CLIFFORD, Sir Thomas and Arthur, A Topographical and Historical Description of the Parish of Tixall in the County of Stafford, Nouzou, Paris 1817 with folding family trees and plans, mbld end papers. 4to. 1/2 calf with red title plus RAWLE, Edwin John, Annuals of the Ancient Royal Forest of Exmoor, Baricott & Pearce, Taunton and Truslove & Hanson, London 1893. 4to. Plain bds (3)

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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.