Somerset Parks and Gardens: A Landscape History
by James Bond
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Tiverton: Somerset Books, 1998. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 12" by 11.5". Various. A flawless copy of this historical work on the parks and gardens of Somerset, illustrated throughout and enclosed in the original dust wrapper. A fascinating work on the parks and gardens of Somerset, a work of landscape history. Including chapters on prehistoric and roman gardens, medieval deer parks, gardens in the Middle Ages, Tudor and Stuart gardens, Baroque gardens, and landscaping in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. Also including a chapter on garden conservation and restoration with three case studies of Halswell Park, Hestercombe, and Orchardleigh Park. Written by James Bond and including a preface by Stefan Buczacki. Replete with numerous in-text illustrations, plans, and diagrams, many of which are in colour. Enclosed in the original pictorial dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with just a touch of shelf wear. Original unclipped dust wrapper is lovely, with just a small amount of light edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 817J48
- Title
- Somerset Parks and Gardens: A Landscape History
- Author
- James Bond
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Somerset Books
- Place of Publication
- Tiverton
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 12" by 11.5"
- Keywords
- landscape somerset garden gardening somerset james bond buczacki
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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