To quickly link to a Bates book for more details, use the list below:
Click book title for details.
¶ - denotes currently in print.
| Through the Woods | Victor Gollancz Ltd | 1936 |
| Down the River | Victor Gollancz Ltd | 1937 |
| The Seasons & The Gardener | Cambridge University Press | 1940 |
| The Modern Short Story | Thomas Nelson & Sons | 1942 |
| In the Heart of the Country | Country Life | 1942 |
| War Pictures by British Artists | Oxford University Press | 1943 |
| Country Life | Penguin Books | 1943 |
| There's Freedom in the Air | HM's Stationery Office | 1944 |
| The Tinkers of Elstow - the story of the Royal Ordnance |
Ministry of Supply | 1946 |
| Otters and Men | National Society for the Abolition of Cruel Sports | 1947 |
| The Country Heart | Michael Joseph | 1949 |
| Edward Garnett | Max Parrish | 1950 |
| Flower Gardening | National Book League | 1950 |
| Fawley Achievement | Esso Petroleum Co. | 1951 |
| The Face of England | BT Batsford | 1952 |
| The Vanished World - Autobiography Pt.1 | Michael Joseph | 1969 |
| The Blossoming World - Autobiography Pt.2 | Michael Joseph | 1971 |
| A Love of Flowers | Michael Joseph | 1971 |
| The World in Ripeness - Autobiography Pt.3 | Michael Joseph | 1972 |
| A Fountain of Flowers | Michael Joseph | 1974 |
| An Autobiography ¶ Above three volumes in one |
Methuen | 2006 |