Scottish Garden Buildings: From Food to Folly by Tim Buxbaum - 1992-05

Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardback. Very Good.

Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, 1989. Hardcover. NF/VG. Olive cloth/boards. Gilt lettering. Color-illus. dj with black lettering on tan spine. 192 pp. with 8 pp. color images; otherwise bw illus. throughout. An exploration of neglected and unknown structures of historic cots, gardens, and estates throughout Scotland. Includes mausolea, gatelodges, temples, grottos, bridges, Pineapple houses, fish farms, game larders, and more. Covers the Scottish country estate, formal gardens, enclosures, landscape, decorative pieces and more. With a long list of the many beautiful gardens throughout Scotland, some tropical, but not all open to the public. Some amazing things!

Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing Company, Limited, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 11" x 8". 192 pages, copious colour and black and white photographs and drawings. Gazetteer..

UK: Mainstream Publishing, 1989. Unopened, unclipped.. First Edition. Cloth. As New/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback.

Mainstream Publishing, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. hardback, a very good tightly bound copy in a well preserved pictorial dust wrapper, the text is clean and unmarked, illustrated throughout, loosely inserted lettered from the author, illustrated throughout, 192pp.

Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, 1989. Well illustrated, small quarto, pp 191, a very good copy in dustwrapper. [Scottish Garden Buildings explores the neglected and unknown structures of historic cots, gardens and estates. With the encouragement of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland the author investigated examples of the estate buildings which were once associated with Country Houses and their gardens all over Scotland. Revealed were a wealth of decorative and useful buildings which, at their best, exhibit an alluring combination of charm, dexterity and attention to whimsical detail. The curious nature and uncertain future then facing many of these unusual structues encouraged him to supplement his fieldwork with academic research. Thus we have Pineapple houses, early fish farms, walled gardens, orangeries and ice houses. We also have mausolea, gatelodges, obelisks, grottos, summerhouses and other structures often the testing… Read More

Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Presentable, clean, tight and sound copy. Original publisher's hardcover binding. Dust jacket not price clipped. No inscriptions. 192 pages, plates. Approx. size 11" by 8". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Gardening; architecture; ISBN: 1851581138. ISBN/EAN: 9781851581139. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 25717. . 9781851581139

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.