The Picturesque Garden in Europe
by Hunt, John Dixon
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG (A few nicks to dj, otherwise Like New)
- ISBN 10
- 0500510857
- ISBN 13
- 9780500510858
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Thames & Hudson, 2002. Hardcover. VG (A few nicks to dj, otherwise Like New). Green stamped cloth, gilt letters on spine, green & color illus. dust jacket, 120 BW illus., 61 color illus. "Traces the rise of the picturesque garden in England, exploring intricate dialogues between practical place-making and the theoretical formulations of the picturesque that began with Alexander Pope and Joseph Addison and ended with the writings of William Gilpin, Uvedale Price and Richard Payne Knight in the 1790s." (dj) Profusely illustrated, as should be expected.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 136851
- Title
- The Picturesque Garden in Europe
- Author
- Hunt, John Dixon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New VG (A few nicks to dj, otherwise Like New)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0500510857
- ISBN 13
- 9780500510858
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- European Architecture ; European Gardens ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...