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8vo [21.5 x 15 cm]; 316, [ii, ads] pp, 23 illustrations from photos on 16 plates including frontis, index. original green cloth, lightly foxed, very good sound copy, covers bright with clean title lettering. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author describes her gardening experiences which are often social experiences, and are entertainments rather than how-to's.
4to [27 x 22 cm]; 192 pp; colored frontis, hundreds of illustrations including full-page, many in color, mostly from photos, many garden plans, list of plants and trees by growing needs, shade requirements. original green cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), quite fine, clean and unused. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Covering some forty gardens designed by the world's most challenging gardeners, to discover the secret of stylishness, with stunning pictures of gardens, many of which are not open to the public, the gardeners explain the concept and development of their gardens and features. Described under topics such as fantasy, emblematic, fundamentalists, formalist, new romantics, animal crackers, etc.
4to [28 x 22.5 cm]; 128 pp, 120 illus, including full-page, from manuscripts and printed books in the British Library, bibliography, index. original blue cloth, gilt spine title lettering, pictorial endpapers, dj (price clipped), fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. An interesting survey of the gardens of Ottoman Turkey, Iran, India, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia.
1998rg944Actes sud, ENSP Revue 1998 In-8 (21 x 24 cm), broché, 187 pages ; très bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
19971100261997 Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux / Musée de Grenoble / Tertium - 1997 - Fort in-4, broché, couverture illustrée - 397 p. - Très nombreuses reproductions d'oeuvres d'art in et hors-texte en couleurs et en N&B
19961187031996 Editions du Chêne, collection "Les Grands Jardiniers" dirigée par Jean-Jacques Brisebarre - 1996 - In-4, cartonnage sous jaquette illustrée de l'éditeur - 142 pages - Très nombreuses reproductions photographiques en couleurs in et hors texte - ISBN : 9782851089342
104841Paris, La Maison Rustique, Flammarion 2002, 260x160mm, 159pages, reliure d'éditeur sous jaquette. Très bel exemplaire.
large 8vo [26 x 19 cm]; 159 pp, 168 illustrations from early sources, bibliog, index. original cloth with gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped, spine slightly faded), else fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A well-illustrated and important work showing the development of the French Garden from early Italian influences to attain a dominating position in European culture. Very well-illustrated. The author was with the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
4to [26 x 26 cm]; 168 pp, many color photos, including full-page, numerous color garden plans from drwgs, index. original pictorial boards, dj (short tear at edge), fine, clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Containing design solutions, planting schemes including for difficult sites, color-themed plans, practical advice, with excellent illustrations, and for numerous situations, a highlight is the author's description of her own garden, where one's curiosity has been raised after her many books on the gardens of others.
4to [26 x 21 cm]; [viii], 216 pp, numerous illustrations from early sources including paintings, prints, plans, mostly in color, some full-page or double-page, index. original green cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not clipped), fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Well-written and beautifully illustrated, the author describes the history and evolution of the park over a thousand year period to the present day.
2002170457Fonds Mercator Fonds Mercator, 2002. In-folio relié pleine toile éditeur sous jaquette de 261 pages ornées de photos. Très bon état.
8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xii, 326 pp, 30 plates including colored frontis and other plates in color, other illus, 2 plans, bibliog, index. original cloth, spine title lettering dull but visible, bookplate on endpaper, minor foxing on few leaves, very good copy, clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Covers ancient garden lore, medieval gardens, Tudor, Stuart and Georgian gardens, French and Dutch influences, landscape school, Victorian gardens, American gardens, appendices. The author was a respected and popular garden writer.
4to; xi, 182 pp, 32 color plates including frontis, tissue guards with letter-press, full-page plans. original decorated cloth, short tear to head of spine and joint, light wear to edges and conrer, title with slight foxing, very good+, interior clean and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Fine color plates from paintings, showing country living of the royals.
8vo [23.5 x 17 cm]; xvii, [i], 164 pp, 16 colored plates including frontis, all by George S. Elgood, each with tissue guard with letterpress titles, other illus, head and tailpieces from pen & ink drwgs by William Scott. original red decorated cloth, title lettering on cover and spine, all edges gilted, spine faded, edges rubbed, front internal hinge cracking but firm, minor foxing on few leaves, clean and sound copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by em Views of Italy by the author of The Garden that I Love, which also had Elgood plates. Elgood was a popular and respected painter of view, member of the Royal Institute. First published in 1898 without the colored plates, this edition was in 3,000 copies. Inman 162.
12mo [19 x 13 cm]; xix, 396, [ii, ads] pp, frontis, 190 illus, including many full-page from photos and drwgs, index. original blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering, gilt vignette on front cover and spine, signature of Lauretta P. Johnson dated 1918 on endpaper with her handwritten notes on loose card, slightly foxed on outer edge of text block, very good+, solid copy. A p One of the better all-around landscaping books of the time, still very relevant, this second edition is greatly expanded and updated, with additional illustrations.
8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; xiv, [ii], 221, [iii] pp, frontis (portrait of author), plates from photos, map, bibliog. original cloth, pictorial endpapers, small ink spot on title page, slight musty smell , clean, very good+ copy, signed by author in ink. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. An interesting and very well-illustrated work covering pre-conquest gardens, colonial homes and gardens, colonial public buildings with gardens, modern homes and gardens, plants and trees of Mexico. The last chapter is on orchids and orchid hunting.
4to [30.5 x 22 cm]; xi, 182 pp, 32 color plates including frontis, tissue guards with letter-press, full-page plans, index. original pictorial gilt decorated cloth, gilt title lettering, top edge gilted., edges lightly rubbed, light foxing on some leaves, a very good+ solid and clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Fine color plates from paintings, showing country living of the royals. This copy has the loose announcement leaf of author's exhibition of his paintings.
31x24,5. 223p. Fotogr. Color. Enc. Cart. Ed. Sobrecubierta.
3224Paris, chez Henri Laurens, 1890 - qd in-8, 172 pp. - br., qqs ill. et clichés n.b., non rogné
4to [28.5 x 23 cm]; xix, 342 pp, over 230 colored plates and illustrations, 13 detailed colored garden plans, table, appendices, index. original pictorial cloth, spine title lettering, pictorial endpapers, dj (not price clipped), clean, fine and unused condition. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The veteran landscape architect describes how to combine ornamental plants of all types, using a balance between plant exuberance and design structure. He provides a sophisticated, up-to-date guide with full details, with some emphasis on exploiting color potential. The author gives detail on entrance gardens, gardens to view, live-in gardens, swimming pool gardens and gardens to stroll. The 38 detailed and extensive appendices (190 pages) are a rich source of plants lists, tolerances, cultural preferences, design characteristics, plant lists for different conditions, by season, fragrance, texture, color, soil types, etc.
370 pages. "Compiled by two of the world's authorities on the subject and illustrated throughout in full color, this is the most lavish and comprehensive photographic survey of cultivated conifers yet published ...An invaluable identification tool for gardeners, nursery professionals, and landscape designers." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
2009Q-1580114466Design Originals 2009-03-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Design Originals paperback
2011Q-1580115101Design Originals 2011-01-18. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Design Originals paperback
2010Q-1580115055Creative Homeowner 2010-11-23. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Creative Homeowner paperback
2010Q-1580115071Design Originals 2010-11-23. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Design Originals paperback
