The Genius of the Place - The English Landscape Garden 1620-1820
by Dixon Hunt, John and Willis, Peter
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 023631033X
- ISBN 13
- 9780236310333
- Seller
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Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Paul Elek, 1975. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dark green cloth with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Hint of sunning to very edges of text. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with light shelfwear. 390pp. 100 b/w illustrations. The history of English landscape gardening is much more than a history of design and style. The ideas which inspired the gardening also inspired literature and painting, and all three forms of art were closely involved, as this book illustrates..
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- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006744
- Title
- The Genius of the Place - The English Landscape Garden 1620-1820
- Author
- Dixon Hunt, John and Willis, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 023631033X
- ISBN 13
- 9780236310333
- Publisher
- Paul Elek
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1975
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- batty langley, alexander pope, richard payne knight, uvedale price, humphry repton, william gilpin
- Bookseller catalogs
- Landscape Architecture/Garden Design;
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Sturminster Newton
About Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books specialises in Modern British Art and 20th century design books, and is based in Dorset. We are always interested in buying books, particularly those related to art, design, photography and architecture. Please contact us on 01258 471 249 or info@karenjakobsen.co.ukKaren Jakobsen is a Member of the PBFA
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