1998 Somerset Parks and Gardens: A Landscape History
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Description
Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper
A fascinating work on the parks and gardens of Somerset, a work of landscape history. Including chapters on prehistoric and roman gardens, medieval deer parks, gardens in the Middle Ages, Tudor and Stuart gardens, Baroque gardens, and landscaping in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries.
Also including a chapter on garden conservation and restoration with three case studies of Halswell Park, Hestercombe, and Orchardleigh Park.
Written by James Bond and including a preface by Stefan Buczacki.
Replete with numerous in-text illustrations, plans, and diagrams, many of which are in colour.
Enclosed in the original pictorial dust wrapper.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with just a touch of shelf wear. Original unclipped dust wrapper is lovely, with just a small amount of light edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean.
Fine
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