1997 large format hardcover as pictured. This is a beautifully done reissue of the 1925 Shepherd and Jellicoe classic survey of Italian Renaissance gardens. This edition reproduces the text and plates of the original folio though in a slightly smaller format. Includes many architectural renderings and b&w photographs. Binding is firm. Black cloth boards with gilt stamping show minimal shelf wear. Lower front corner has a subtle bend. Head and tail bands. Upper edge of text block is mottled. Text itself appears clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is faded over spine with a small tear and remains of a price sticker at rear. Price reflects condition. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OB4

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Bookseller: Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2532
Title: Italian Gardens of The Renaissance
Author: J.C. Shepherd and G.A. Jellicoe
Format/Binding: See Description
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: See Description
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Fifth Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1878271520
ISBN 13: 9781878271525
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1993
Pages: 93
Size: 9x12
Keywords: Architecture, Gardens, Italy, Renaissance
Bookseller catalogs: Architecture; Gardens; Italy; Renaissance;

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Folio: A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...