Traite de la Composition et de l'Ornement des Jardins.
Paris: Audot, 1825.
Oblong 8vo. (6 1/2 x 8 inches). Text in two columns. vi, 156, [2]pp. of text. 97 engraved black & white plates. Plate number 34 is hand colored. Brown mottled calf backed green boards (rubbed), red spine label, marbled end papers. Paris: Audot, 1825. Third Edition. Very good.
Popular illustrated work on landscape design. The present third edition, revised and augmented, includes engravings of garden designs, pavilions, fountains, monuments, bridges, temples, pagodas, obelisks, hydraulic machines for water delivery and other follies. Styles include Chinoiserie, neo-classicism and Gothic structures. Brunet I:1074.
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: Third
Language: French
Price: $600.00
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