Observations on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening. Including Some Remarks on Grecian and Gothic Architecture

Repton, Humphrey

Published by Printed by T. Bensley for J. Taylor, London, 1803

First Edition. 16, 222, [2]pp. Stipple-engraved portrait of the author by W. Holl after S. Shelley and 27 engraved or aquatint plates (including 12 hand-coloured, 12 with overslips, 1 folding, 1 double-page), numerous engraved, wood-engraved or aquatint vignettes and illustrations (including 2 with overslips). 1 vols. 4to (14 x 11-3/8 inches). Rejecting the formalism of his predecessor Lancelot Brown, Repton adopted a more natural and varied style of ornamentation which has been described as combining "artistical knowledge.with good taste and good sense." Compiled chiefly from the his Red Books -- bespoke manuscript productions produced for each client with watercolor drawings of the ground with his proposed altertations as overalys -- and illustrated with facsimiles of his original sketches, Repton's Observations is important as a record of his work and his views as a landscape gardener. No man did more to change the shape of the English countryside. Abbey Scenery 390; Tooley, p. 209; Henrey I, p. 546. . Provenance: William Browne, Tallentire Hall, Cumberland Antique-style speckled polished calf, flat spine gilt, black morocco lettering piece, original marbled endpapers. Minor foxing to the portrait, minor offsetting as usual to the plates 16, 222, [2]pp. Stipple-engraved portrait of the author by W. Holl after S. Shelley and 27 engraved or aquatint plates (including 12 hand-coloured, 12 with overslips, 1 folding, 1 double-page), numerous engraved, wood-engraved or aquatint vignettes and illustrations (including 2 with overslips). 1 vols. 4to (14 x 11-3/8 inches). Seller Inventory # 323377

Bibliographic Details

Title: Observations on the Theory and Practice of ...
Publisher: Printed by T. Bensley for J. Taylor, London
Publication Date: 1803
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.