Gardens of England
by E. T. Cook
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: A. & C. Black , 1911. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". Beatrice Parsons. The second impression of this beautifully illustrated work on English gardens described by E. T. Cook, with colour plates painted by Beatrice Parsons. The new impression. First printed in 1903. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and nineteen colour plates painted by Beatrice Parsons. Collated complete. This work provides a visual and descriptive guide to English gardens with beautifully painted illustrations by British watercolour painter Beatrice Parsons and descriptions by E. T. Cook. The work takes you on a tour of various gardens through England including the rose garden at Drakelowe, Holyrood House and Ayscough Fee Hall. Publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally generally smart with a closed tear to the cloth to the head of the front joint resulting in the head of the spine lifting slightly and minor loss to the cloth to the rear joint, a very slight lean, very light fading to the spine and the odd slight mark to the rear board. Internally firmly bound with occasional light spotting and very lightly age toned pages. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 887Z11
- Title
- Gardens of England
- Author
- E. T. Cook
- Illustrator
- Beatrice Parsons
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. & C. Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Gardening England Gardens Art England Beatrice Parsons E. T. Cook
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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