Formal Gardens in England and Scotland - Their Planning and Arrangement, Architectural and Ornamental Features (Parts I, II and III)
London: B. T. Batsford, 1902. Hardbound. Green, printed boards with folding flaps on inside of portfolios. xviii, 63pp of text, complete with 125 plates in bw colotype in the three portfolios. VG overall, ex art library copies with decorative bookplates in all three portfolios. Generally clean and fresh. Item #115281
A delightful set, illustrative of both the gardens and the estates upon which these gardens were created. One of the larger books of this genre published at the turn of the 20th Century. The plates are from drawings by Triggs (the author) and L. Rome Guthrie, and collotypes from photographs by Charles Latham. Includes drawings of garden designs, garden houses and pavilions, etc. as well as photos of the same. A beautiful set of interest to architects, gardeners and travelers.
Price: $333.50