COOK, E.T. (described by). Beatrice PARSONS (illustrator). Gardens Of England. London; A & C Black, 1908.
Large 8vo.; publisher's striking decorative dark green cloth prettily blocked and panelled to a floral design, in Art Nouveau style, in lighter green and white, top edges gilt, others untrimmed; pp. ix + 199 + [2], publisher's advert., with 25 coloured plates with captioned guards; a near fine copy without any of the usual rubbing to boards, with small bruising to spine ends and turning to forecorner tips with a little associated wear; internally clean with the handsome engraved armorial bookplate of Sir John A Dewar, Bt. to front pastedown endpaper.
First edition. Thoughts on English gardening rather than English gardens, according to the author's foreword, with passages on the Herb Garden, Cottage Gardens, and the Garden in Winter.
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