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Oxford: Phaidon, 1980. A fine copy with a few small scuffs to leather, virtually as-new. Folio (13 x 11 inches). Original quarter leather, cloth boards; slipcase. One of 445 copies of this fascimile of Repton's 1803 edition, an important contribution to landscape architecture and design. With an introduction by John Martin Robinson. The plates faithfully reproduce the moveable overslips present in the first edition.
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- Title Observations on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening
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- ISBN 9780714821825
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Observations on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening
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Oxford: Phaidon, 1980. Hardcover. Fine. Humphry Repton was the last great English landscape designer of the 18th century, often regarded as the successor to Capability Brown; he also sowed the seeds of the more intricate and eclectic styles of the 19th century. A facsimile of the 1803 edition published in London by T. Bensley for J. Taylor. The new preface by John Martin Robinson, limited to 445 copies, unnumbered. 4to, [10], 222pp, 30 unnumbered leaves of plates; illustrations, (some folded, some color and some mechanical); maps, plans, portrait. Bound in half brown calf and marbled boards, raised bands, title label green morocco, gilt title. OCLC: 7368360.
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