The English garden / Laurence Fleming and Alan Gore
1979, 1st Edition. London: Joseph. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #342083
ISBN: 0718118162
Physical description: 255 pages, [48]p of plates ill(some col.) 27cm cased. Contents: A tapestry of herbs and roses, to 1660 -- A pattern for pleasure, 1660-1725 -- A temple in the grove, 1725-1755 -- A lake in the landscape, 1755-1785 -- A picturesque paradise, 1785-1840 -- Perfectly dazzling, 1840-1914 -- Technicolor and technology, 1914-1979 -- Postscript -- Appendix One. A chronological list of gardens, gardeners and authors -- Appendix Two. Places improved by Bridgeman, Kent, Brown and Repton -- Appendix Three. Origins of garden plants -- Notes to the colour plates. Subjects: Gardening England History. Gardens, English History. Landscape gardening England History. Landscaping. Horticulture.
Price: €12.95