The crumbling, abandoned villas above Florence proved irresistible to an eccentric colony of late 19th-century English and American expatriates. This entertaining book features 20 of these characters and the unusual gardens they created. They include bereaved philosopher Charles Strong, whose Rockefeller in-laws financed his villa retreat; crossdressing English essayist Violet Paget; beautiful Serbian Princess Jeanne Ghika, who lived in seclusion with her American companion Miss Blood; and eccentric English romance writer ...
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The crumbling, abandoned villas above Florence proved irresistible to an eccentric colony of late 19th-century English and American expatriates. This entertaining book features 20 of these characters and the unusual gardens they created. They include bereaved philosopher Charles Strong, whose Rockefeller in-laws financed his villa retreat; crossdressing English essayist Violet Paget; beautiful Serbian Princess Jeanne Ghika, who lived in seclusion with her American companion Miss Blood; and eccentric English romance writer Ouida. These Anglo-Florentines injected new life into Tuscany's decrepit gardens, touring the countryside for inspiration and trawling old libraries for treatises and manuals. Some smothered their walls with scented climbers, replaced gravel terraces with emerald lawns, and stuffed box parterres with bright bedding plants and orchards with exotic shrubs. Gorgeous photography, archival images, literary references, and gossipy tidbits bring this irresistible intersection of bohemia and nature to life.
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Seller's Description:
Good. Light scuffs & scratches to the jacket, price clipped. Light wear & bumps to board edges. Content is in very good, clean condition with very minor wear to some page edges where they were stuck together. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 176 p. Contains: Illustrations.
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HARDCOVER Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Oversized.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Very Good Condition in Very Good jacket. 9780711229563. VG/VG 1st edition 2009 Frances Lincoln hardback, unclipped DJ, profusely illustrated high quality volume. Light corner and spine-end rubbing to baords, some surface edge-wear to jacket, otherwise VG bright and unmarked. Size: 9.5 x 1.0 x 11.7 Inches. 176 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Gardening; ISBN: 0711229562. ISBN/EAN: 9780711229563. The book is available to view in-person at our Cambridge hub. The photos provided are of the actual book for sale, further condition-specific photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 093045.
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Collectable-Good Condition in Good jacket. 9780711229563. European History. Signed by Author. ~~Signed by author~~Good+/Good+ 1st ed 2009 Frances Lincoln hardback, unclipped DJ. Bump to base of spine of book with small tears to dust-jacket in this area, small tear to lower front corner of jacket, a little edge-wear to DJ, bright and unmarked otherwise. Size: 230\nx 287\nx 22.35mm. 176 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Gardening; European History; Signed by Author. ISBN: 0711229562. ISBN/EAN: 9780711229563. The book is available to view in-person at our Cambridge hub. The photos provided are of the actual book for sale, further condition-specific photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 085121.
