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Observations on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening
by Repton, Humphrey
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good. some faint spots on the slipcase
- Seller
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Wilmington, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
London: Phaidon Press, 1980. Limited edition of 445 copies. Very good. some faint spots on the slipcase. This is copy #401 of an edition of 445. Quarto (10 7/8" x 13 3/8"), bound in quarter mottled calf and brown cloth. Slipcase in brown cloth over boards. Top edge gilt. Raised bands with a gilt device in each panel. Dark brown leather title label. 222pp. with frontispiece portrait and 38 plates, including a map and plans. Many plates in color with tissue guards. Folding view in color. Some mechanical. This is a facsimile reprint of the 1803 edition by Britain's first professional landscape gardener.
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- Bookseller
- Austin's Antiquarian Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19401
- Title
- Observations on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening
- Author
- Repton, Humphrey
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good. some faint spots on the slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition of 445 copies
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- Landscape gardening; landscape architecture; gardening; garden design, Humphrey Repton
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About the Seller
Austin's Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2005
Wilmington, Vermont
About Austin's Antiquarian Books
Austin's Antiquarian Books is a used, rare and out of print bookshop located on West Main Street in Wilmington, Vermont. At our shop we have a general stock of approximately 15,000 used, scarce and out-of-print books, with particular strength in American History, especially Theodore Roosevelt the West, Travel, Decorative Arts, Natural History, and Sporting. We also offer a selection of antique maps and prints, historical paper and ephemera.
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- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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