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DENNIS, Jonas.
The Landscape Gardner.
A rare coloured issue of a scarce book dedicated to Sir Richard Colt Hoare. The text extends to discussions of the gardens at Blenheim Palace (famously designed by 'Capability Brown') and other West Country Estates.
- Published
- London: James Ridgway & Sons, 1835.
- References
- Abbey Life 13; Bobins 851.
- Plates
- 5
- Binding/Size
- S=8vo
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: James Ridgway & Sons, 1835.
- Ref
- 5007
FIRST EDITION. 106pp. Dedication, contents. Octavo, fresh green cloth, and fresh paper label to spine. Previous owners signature to front free endpaper. Fresh endpapers. Lightly toned and foxed. Five hand-coloured lithograph plates. The plates show the gardens at Buckingham Palace and St. James Palace; one of the plates also includes Horse Guards Parade. Rebinding and restoration work on this book was carried out by Ron Norman of Hartlepool (Ronnorn@aol.com) Coloured plates in order: 1. View from the West Walk. 2. Plan of the Enclosure in St. James's Park. 3. View of the Island in Buckingham Gardens from the South Walk. 4. View of the West front of Buckingham Palace. 5. Plan of the Gardens at Buckingham Palace.
