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Rare and modern books

Stuart, David C.

Georgian Gardens

1979

34.78 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1979
Place of printing
London. Robert Hale
Author
Stuart, David C.
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Gardening - Landscaping
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

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.
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