Beautifying Country Homes. A Handbook of Landscape Gardening. Illustrated by Plans of Places already Improved.

Weidenmann, J.

Published by Orange Judd & Company, 1870

About this Item

A marvelous landscape architecture and landscape gardening book with Part I of 40 pages of text replete with illustrations devoted to Landscape Architecture: General Suggestions, Lawns, Seeding, Top-dressing lawns, drainage, walks, grading, hedges, trees and shrubs, transplanting trees and shrubs, ornaments, rock-work, tools, calculation of cost, hints on burial lots. Part II focuses on the plans of improved places and presents amazing color plates, many double folding plates, printed in green, red, brown, yellow, pink, and black. There are 24 splendid plates. The plates are crisp,strikingly in register, and bright. Many are double folding plates, including a Newport residence on Bellevue Avenue belonging to F.L. Barieda, Esq. "Grand and imposing in its location the costly building stands in the midst of a beautiful park, raised to a level about 14 feet above the sea,the grounds including an area of five acres." Plate XIII's striking design features a soft green for the park and tree-lined areas in contrast to the red building areas. There are also designs of gardens in Peekskill, Westchester Co., NY; the Alexander Van Rensselaer and Hamilton Hoppin seats at Newport, R.I.; Washington Park in Brooklyn, NY.; Retreat Park in Hartford, Conn.; an approach and division map of property situated near Hastings Westchester Co., NY, designed by Olmsted & Vaux. ; the Cedars at Newport, R.I.; Residence of Morris K. Jesup on the Hudson River, near Irvington, N.Y.; and the flower garden at Mount St. Vncent, Central Park New York, designed and executed by Ignatz A. Pilat. This volume is autographed by the author: "With Compliments to Geo. M. Diveu Esq. the Author" written in brown ink at the top of the dedication page. A truly delightful and wonderful book, especially for the landscape gardening enthusiast. Heavy green pebbled cloth with bright gilt on the front boards; heavy wear to the corners and to the top and bottom of the spine ends; the hinges weak with some separation; chocolate-colored endpapers and paste-downs. Seller Inventory # 53

Bibliographic Details

Title: Beautifying Country Homes. A Handbook of ...

Publisher: Orange Judd & Company

Publication Date: 1870

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Signed: Inscribed by Author

Edition: 1st Edition.