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. Seller Inventory # 824A48

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Title: Building Towers, Forming Gardens: ...

Publisher: St Barnabas Press, London

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: Various

Condition: Fine

Signed: signed by author

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book

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