Building Towers, Forming Gardens: Landscaping by Hamilton, Hoare and Beckford

Published by St Barnabas Press, London, 2002

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A lovely first limited edition of this study of landscape gardening by Christopher John Charles Thacker. A charming study of landscape gardening, focussing on the influence of garden enthusiast Charles Hamilton and garden owner-designer Henry Hoare on William Beckford and the Fonthill estate. Written by English garden historian Christopher Thacker.One of one-hundred and fifty copies containing a signed set of four engravings inserted to rear pocket, and four colourful reproductions of commissioned illustrations by Richard Shirley Smith tipped in throughout, this number fifty-five. Collated, complete, with also numerous black and white illustrations in text.Housed in the original and scarce lilac slipcase. In the original publisher's patterned cloth binding. Externally lovely. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine.

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Title
Building Towers, Forming Gardens: Landscaping by Hamilton, Hoare and Beckford
Author
Christopher Thacker
Publisher
St Barnabas Press, London
Publication year
2002
Condition
Fine
Signed
signed by author
Book Type
book
Binding
Cloth
Illustrator
Various
Edition
First edition.
Item weight
0.75 kilograms
Dimensions
10" by 7.5"

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