Gardens of England by Cook E. T. (Ernest Thomas) 1867-1915 (Creator) - 2013-01-28

A & C Black, 1911. Book. Illus. by Painted by Beatrice Parsons. Good. Hardcover. One painting page completely loose, rough at top and bottom of spine, name and date on front end paper.

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… Read More

First edition. 8vo in half morocco. ix, 199 pp. Color frontispiece plus 19 color plates. VG. Light wear. The binding is strong; text block edges are clean and tight. Light foxing to front matter. Text and plates are clean. Ships in a box packed with care.