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Joseph Breck and Co., 1872. Hardcover. Acceptable. .
Rural Essays. Edited With A Memoir Of The Author, By George William Curtis, and a Letter To His Friends by Fredericka Bremer by Downing, A.J - 1854
by Downing, A.J
Rural Essays. Edited With A Memoir Of The Author, By George William Curtis, and a Letter To His Friends by Fredericka Bremer
by Downing, A.J
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- Hardcover
New York: Leavitt & Allen, 1854. Hardcover. Orig. green, publisher's cloth decorated in blind. Very good. 557 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Engraved frontis., seven plates, plus text illustrations [wood engravings]. Downing's essays are a collection of his editorials from the periodical, THE HORTICULTURIST, between 1845 and 1852. The sixteen essays on Landscape gardening are a valuable supplement to his TREATISE ON THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF LANDSCAPE GARDENING, etc. Together, the two works present a retrospective of Downing's views on the subject. HITCHCOCK 347 KARPEL B530. Bookplate, wear to corners and backstrip extremities, spine faded to brown.
- Bookseller Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used - Orig. green, publisher's cloth decorated in blind. Very good
- Quantity Available 1
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Leavitt & Allen
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1854
- Keywords American Art