Fragments on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening. Including some Remarks on Grecian and Gothic Architecture, Collected from Various Manuscripts, in the Possession of the Different Noblemen and Gentlemen, for whose use they were Originally Written; the Whole Tending to Establish Fixed Principles in the Respective Arts. By H. Repton Assisted by his Son, J. Adey Repton, F.A.S.

Published by London Printed by T. Bensley and Son for J. Taylor ., 1816

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FIRST EDITION. Large 4to. (35 x 28 cm.) pp. xii+238+[1, list of plates and errata].Bound by Carrs of Glasgow with their ticket in blind and gilt-stamped black morocco, pink endpapers, a.e.g. Complete with all 53 illustrations by H. Repton as called for in the List of Plates (Abbey calls for 43 plates) comprising: 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates, of which 3 double-page, and also of which 10 with overslips (1 plate with 2 overslips, for a grand total of 11 overslips); 5 tinted aquatint plates, of which 1 with an overslip; 13 uncoloured aquatint plates, of which 3 with overslips; 9 uncoloured aquatint vignettes, of which 2 with overslips; 2 wood-engraved vignettes. An additional full-page uncoloured wood-engraved plan (of Longleat, not called for) is present at p.122, as usual. The full page colour plate of The Work House at p.227 supplied from another copy. Numerous woodcuts in the text not listed. Extremities of binding lightly rubbed, occasional trivial blemish to contents, generally a very good copy in a handsome binding. First edition of Repton's last treatise on landscape gardening, written together with his architect son. Fragments is illustrated in the familiar Repton manner, with overslips used to show the changed landscape before and after his improvements. (Abbey Scenery, 391; Tooley, 398).…

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Title
Fragments on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening. Including some Remarks on Grecian and Gothic Architecture, Collected from Various Manuscripts, in the Possession of the Different Noblemen and Gentlemen, for whose use they were Originally Written; the Whole Tending to Establish Fixed Principles in the Respective Arts. By H. Repton Assisted by his Son, J. Adey Repton, F.A.S.
Author
REPTON, Humphrey.
Publisher
London Printed by T. Bensley and Son for J. Taylor .
Publication year
1816
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition
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