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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.
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.
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.
4to [29.5 x 21 cm]; viii, 166 pp, color frontis from painting by Beatrice Parsons with tissue guard, 7 other color plates from photos, numerous bw plates and illus, plans. original blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering and vignette in gilt border on front cover, gilt lettering on spine, slightly rubbed at edge, owner's signature on endpaper, fine copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. An impressive work on landscaping with illustrations of gardens of Britain, Ireland, American, Sweden, France, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Japan, with lists of the architects and owners, and a good introduction.
4to [26 x 26 cm]; 160 pp, colored frontis and numerous color illus, mostly full-page, index. original green cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author of over 30 gardening books describes each painting or print, beautifully reproduced, and provides an account of the gardening practices and planting of the period, from herb gardens to parterres and knots, from Egypt to the classical gardens of Italy and France, England. Also included are biographies of each painter and a list of plants.
8vo [25 x 15.5 cm]; 141, [viii, illustrated ads for garden products] pp, numerous illustrations from photos, including full-page, tables, index. original green cloth, gilt title lettering on spine, leaf with tear, dj (chipped at edges, price clipped), very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Contributors include Frank Barber on wall gardens construction and planning, T. C. Clare on sink and trough gardens, will Ingwersen on constructing and planting a rock garden, Frances Perry on water in the garden, S. A. Pierce on water-lilies, A. T. Johnson on plants and planting by pool and stream, all with excellent ideas and suggestions and with lists of plants suitable for different conditions.
8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 256 pp, numerous illustrations including full-page, from photos and early sources, garden plans, gazetteer, bibliog, index. original green cloth with gilt spine title lettering, clean and fine in dj (price clipped, slightly used). A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, a respected garden writer who restored his own Georgian garden, uses contemporary material to describe the gardens of 1730 to 1830, showing the changes of taste and the reasons for the changes. Together with the excellent illustrations, the work provides many ideas for garden design and an appreciation of landscaping of the period.
Bologna, 1821, estratto con copertina muta, pp. 3/40 ("Memorie di storia naturale lette in Bologna". Memoria VII). - !! ATTENZIONE !!: Con il termine estratto (o stralcio) intendiamo riferirci ad un fascicolo contenente un articolo di rivista, sia che esso sia stato stampato a parte utilizzando la stessa composizione sia che provenga direttamente da una rivista. Le pagine sono indicate come "da/a", ad esempio: 229/231 significa che il testo è composto da tre pagine. Quando la rivista di provenienza non viene indicata é perchè ci è sconosciuta. - !! ATTENTION !!: : NOT A BOOK : “estratto” or “stralcio” means simply a few pages, original nonetheless, printed in a magazine. Pages are indicated as in "from” “to", for example: 229/231 means the text comprises three pages (229, 230 and 231). If the magazine that contained the pages is not mentioned, it is because it is unknown to us.
324p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
Rezzato, 1985, 8vo leg. editoriale con sovr. pp. nn. (120) complet. ill. a colori.
8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 256 pp, frontis, numerous illus, color plates from contemporary sources, bibliog, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not clipped), fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The head gardeners of upper class estates influenced the course of gardening and landscaping but were aided by the development of new greenhouse techniques and the discovery of new plants in many parts of the world. Drawing on contemporary records and illustrations, the authors describe the massive changes in gardening including the use of conservatories to provide out of season food for the wealthy. Beautifully illustrated.
4to [27 x 24 cm]; 244, hundreds of color and bw illustrations from photos by the author and from early sources, plans, glossary, bibliog, index. original cloth, silver spine title lettering, pictorial endpapers, dj (not price clipped), fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. This rich comparative study concentrates on design and architecture, rather than on cultivation, and traces the movement of ideas across frontiers, as well as the persons that made them. Beautifully illustrated.
26x27. 329p. Fotgr. Enc. Tela ed. Sobrecubierta.
4to [28.5 x 23.5 cm]; 224 pp, hundreds of color illustrations, including many full page, both from photos and older sources, bibliog, index. original green cloth, gilt spine title lettering, pictorial endpapers, dust jacket, quite fine and clean, unused. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. With contributions from such gardening experts as Hugh Johnson, Penelope Hobhouse, John Brookes, Christopher Thacker, Richard Mabey, etc. A beautifully illustrated book covering the development of English gardens with fascinating chapters such as taming the wilderness; magic, medicine and broth, quest for colour, greenhouse, branches throughout the world, etc and with a section on 100 historic gardens to visit.
8vo [21.5 x 13.5 cm]; 229 pp, frontis, 24 plates from photos, 4 double-page garden plans. original pictorial blind-stamped cloth, silver title lettering on spine, near fine in dj (tear and large piece lacking from front panel, not price clipped). A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author and his wife transformed some acres of waste land in England into a garden of exceptional beauty. Written with humour and charm, the author provides all the details and excellent illustrations. Included is a chapter on the making of a bird sanctuary on the property.
4to [27.5 x 21 cm]; [vii], 232 pp, hundreds of illustrations and plates, including many in color, photos, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), fine, clean unworn condition, as new. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. An impressive and very well-illustrated work showing the influence of English gardens, gardeners, landscapers, from the Riviera, Italy, Tuscany to Portugal, Spain, France, etc, including all the major developments of English styles.
8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xiv, 108 pp, colored frontis plate from painting, numerous plates and illustrations from photos and drawings, garden plans, index. original cloth, title lettering on spine and cover, light wear, interior is clean and fine in very good sound cover. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A very informative work with many detailed illustrations showing construction details, layouts, plant selections by color and type, etc.
4to [29 x 21 cm], 160 pp, hundreds of color illustrations from photos by John Bethell, including full-page, bibliog, index. original pictorial boards, dj, fine, clean and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A beautifully illustrated work on over 100 examples of fine English gardens, from medieval deer parks to modern formal and floral gardens, exploring their points of interest and their place in garden history, written by the author of many books on the subject and editor of Garden History journal.
4to [29.5 x 20.5 cm]; 127 pp, 48 colored plates and illustrations from photos, numerous illustrations from drawings of statuary, equipment, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (very lightly used, not price clipped), trace of removed inkstamp on verso title page, book-plate removed, interior is quite clean and unmarked, overall very good. A picture of this book is available upon req This book demonstrates a design style that is inspired not only by Chinese gardens but also by a whole range of oriental images, achievable in western gardens using familiar plants alongside Chinese pots and sculpture. Beautifully illustrated with much practical advise and details for constructing planters, tables, chairs, bridge, etc.
Bologna, Marsigli, 1821, stralcio in-8vo cop. muta, pp. 40 ("Memorie di storia naturale lette in Bologna". Memoria VII). - !! ATTENZIONE !!: Con il termine estratto (o stralcio) intendiamo riferirci ad un fascicolo contenente un articolo, completo in se, sia che esso sia stato stampato a parte utilizzando la stessa composizione sia che provenga direttamente da una rivista. Le pagine sono indicate come "da/a", ad esempio: 229/231 significa che il testo è composto da tre pagine. Quando la rivista di provenienza non viene indicata é perché ci è sconosciuta. - !! ATTENTION !!: : NOT A BOOK : “extract” or “excerpt” means simply a few pages, original nonetheless, printed in a magazine. Pages are indicated as in "from” “to", for example: 229/231 means the text comprises three pages (229, 230 and 231). If the magazine that contained the pages is not mentioned, it is because it is unknown to us.
8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 256 pp, frontis, numerous illus, color plates from contemporary sources, bibliog, index. original cloth, dj (not clipped), fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The head gardeners of upper class estates influenced the course of gardening and landscaping but were aided by the development of new greenhouse techniques and the discovery of new plants in many parts of the world. Drawing on contemporary records and illustrations, the authors describe the massive changes in gardening including the use of conservatories to provide out of season food for the wealthy.