2 Paternoster Row: T. Neslon and Sons, 1880. Beautifull illustrated account of the Historic Gardens of the world. including Ancient Greece & Rome, Moorish, Persian, Oriental, Renaissance and the wondeful French gardens of Versailles & Fontainbleau. Frontispiece Illustrated with the "Hanging Gardens of Babylon". Green Cloth cover with Bright Gilt Central Scene of the Basin of Apollo at Versailles. Bright Gilt Title Above. Decorative Gilt Border. Gilt Lettering and small gilt designs to spine. Edges Beveled. All Page Edges gilt. 230 Pages, 1.9 Kilos, 13" Tall. Brown Endpapers. Some edgewear to cover, mainly at corners and spine ends. Some fraying and 2 very small closed tears at top of spine and a little fraying at the bottom. Pages and Illustrations in very good, clean condition. Books weighs nearly 2 kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Decorative Cloth. Good +/No Jacket. Book.

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Bookseller: Cornish Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 008394
Title: THE FAMOUS PARKS AND GARDENS OF THE WORLD Described and Illustrated
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good +
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Publisher: T. Neslon and Sons
Place of Publication: 2 Paternoster Row
Date Published: 1880
Keywords: ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS/ILLUSTRATED BOOKS/GARDENING/HISTORIC GARDENS
Bookseller catalogs: Antiquarian Books; Illustrated Books; Gardening;

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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...
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