Books on Kew To find out more about buying the Society’s books, visit our main Bookshop page The Aitons: Gardeners to Their Majesties Frank Pagnamenta‘s book is the first biography of William Aiton and his eldest son, Wiliam Townsend Aiton, who between them oversaw the first eighty years of the development of Kew Gardens. The Aitons were prominent members of Kew Vestry, living in Descanso House at the junction of the Mortlake and Kew Roads. Their substantial family tomb is a feature of St Anne’s graveyard, and they are honoured by a memorial within the church. Find out more 2009. 52 pages. ISBN 978-0-9559717-5-1 £3.00 (£2.00 for members) Our prices for buying online via PayPal include postage and packing. The Aitons: Gardeners to Their Majesties MEMBERS in UK inc.p&p £3.65 GBPNon-members in UK inc.p&p £4.65 GBPEUROPE inc.p&p £6.35 GBPUSA inc.p&p £7.95 GBPAUS/NZ/SING inc.p&p £9.80 GBPELSEWHERE inc.p&p £7.80 GBP Kew at War 1939-1945 This third edition of David Blomfield and Christopher May‘s book seeks to capture the flavour of life in Kew during the war, using wherever possible the recollections of those who lived here at the time. Find out more 2016. 72 pages. ISBN 987-0-9550717-4-4 £5.00 (£4.00 for members). Our prices for buying online via PayPal include postage and packing. Kew at War 1939-1945 MEMBERS in UK inc.p&p £5.65 GBPNon-members in UK, inc.p&p i £6.65 GBPEUROPE, inc.p&p £8.35 GBPUSA, inc.p&p £9.95 GBPAUS/NZ/SING, inc.p&p £11.80 GBPELSEWHERE inc.p&p £9.80 GBP
