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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.
Aix 1975, In-8 oblong (à l'italienne), 53 pages, plans, photos. Ex-libris.
466 pages. Index. Line Drawings. Black and white illustrations. "Here is a practical, authoritative book on turfgrass management, written for the professional grounds keeper, the turf worker, the student, the landscape architect, the landscape contractor, the county farm advisor, the homeowner, and all working in areas associated with turf.. Because of the wide range of materials in the book, its principles and practices are applicable anywhere in the world." - from dust jacket (not included). Prior owner's small address label inside front board, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; 255 pp, frontis, numerous illustrations from photos and drwgs, plans, hardiness map of US and Canada, index. original pictorial boards, dj (tears, worn at edges), rippling of lower portion of pages, light dampstain on some leaves, still good solid copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A useful practical reference covering all aspects of small gardens including chapters on city gardens, play space, work space, paths, terraces, lawns, foundations, privacy, etc, and with lists of plants and trees for different purposes and conditions.
28x21. 46p. Corte en guarda anterior. Fotogr. Enc. 1/2 tela cart. Ed.
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.
31x24,5. 223p. Fotogr. Color. Enc. Cart. Ed. Sobrecubierta.
Rezzato, 1985, 8vo leg. editoriale con sovr. pp. nn. (120) complet. ill. a colori.
small 8vo [19 x 13 cm]; [ii], vi, 295 pp, illustrations especially of architectural devices from drwgs by E. C. Gardner, plans. original cloth, gilt lettering on spine and cover in gilted border, signature on endpaper, 'with complements' and signed by the author on half title page. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. 'I have especially sought to excite the ambition of the holders of these humble estates, who believe nothing can be done in the way of adornment of country property. The book is a tract for homeliness; and I hope it may make country proselytes.' [preface]. The author of My Farm at Edgewood, Wet Days at Edgewood, etc, has here re-published his popular Rural Studies with Hints for Country Places, first published in 1867.
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.
roy 8vo; xviii, 263 pp, frontis with tissue guard, illus, plates, tinted plans, good bibliog, index. original cloth with gilt title lettering in gilted border on cover and gilt spine title lettering, top edge gilted, nice chapter head pieces, spine end a bit frayed, near fine, interior is clean and fine. A picture of this book is available upon request b A very well-illustrated work with plates in decorative borders. Plates include buildings, gardens, entrance ways, ornaments, etc. In two parts, the first on history includes Spanish gardens in the semi-tropics, English gardens of gentlemen adventurers, New Amsterdam housewive's gardens, puritan gardens, catholick and quaker gardens, presidents' gardens, etc, with the reconstruction section on old-fashioned gardens, design, inclosures, old flowers, ornaments, reproducing the old fashioned gardens.
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.
Firenze, Sansoni, 1981, 4to (cm. 28 x 20) tutta tela editoriale con sovraccopertina illustrata a colori, pp. 201 con numerosissime illustrazioni in nero e a colori nel testo .
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 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.
Hachette, 1964. In-8 reliure toile verte de l'éditeur sous jaquette illustrée de 384 pages. Nombreuses illustrations noir et blanc et couleurs. Très bon état.
Hachette 1962, In-8 reliure toile verte de l'éditeur, 384 pages. Nombreuses illustrations noir et blanc et couleurs. Trés bon état.
Milano, 1931, estratto con copertina posticcia muta, pp. 559/570 con ill. - !! 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.
Bologna, Marsigli, 1821, in-8vo cop. muta, pp. 40 ("Memorie di storia naturale lette in Bologna". Memoria VII).
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.
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.
Bologna, Calderini, 1984, 8vo brossura con copertina illustrata a colori, pp. 271 con ill. in nero e col. n.t.
Milano, 1872, 14 aprile, articolo con illustrazione xilografica in fascicolo completo di 12 pagine de "L' emporio pittoresco".
Torino, Allemandi, 1989, 8vo cart. con sovraccopertina illustrata, pp. 155 con numerose illustrazioni col. n.t.
8vo [23 x 15 cm]; ix, 166 pp, numerous illus, plans, drwgs, tables, index. original cloth, fine in vg dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Covers the basics including plan drawing, trees, foundations, planting, color, ground covers, paths, etc.