Taking 120 examples, the author traces the development of the garden in Europe, Asia and America, showing how it fulfilled different functions in different periods: as a place of meditation in the 16th and 17th centuries and for intimacy with nature in the flower gardens of 20th-century England.
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Taking 120 examples, the author traces the development of the garden in Europe, Asia and America, showing how it fulfilled different functions in different periods: as a place of meditation in the 16th and 17th centuries and for intimacy with nature in the flower gardens of 20th-century England.
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First US edition (hardback). 4to (29cm by 24cm), 263pp. 180 colour illustrations, 60 b&w illustrations. Original blue cloth, dustwrapper. There is some light wrinkling of the last few pages, else the book is in very good condition. The dustwrapper is in good condition (some fraying of the edges). The dustwrapper has now been put in a mylar cover to protect it. ISBN 0821217941.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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Used-Very Good. Taking 120 examples, the author traces the development of the garden in Europe, Asia and America, showing how it fulfilled different functions in different periods: as a place of meditation in the 16th and 17th centuries and for intimacy with nature in the flower gardens of 20th-century England. In a different kind of garden book, Bazin provides a luxurious survey of the garden as an art form, from the ancient world to the present, in the East and in the West. 180 color and 100 black-and-white illustrations. Open copy, mild wear, light water damage/staining along bottom edge of text.
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Used-Very Good. Taking 120 examples, the author traces the development of the garden in Europe, Asia and America, showing how it fulfilled different functions in different periods: as a place of meditation in the 16th and 17th centuries and for intimacy with nature in the flower gardens of 20th-century England. In a different kind of garden book, Bazin provides a luxurious survey of the garden as an art form, from the ancient world to the present, in the East and in the West. 180 color and 100 black-and-white illustrations. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks. wrapped in complimentary Brodart dust jacket protector...Light wear.
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Used-Very Good. Taking 120 examples, the author traces the development of the garden in Europe, Asia and America, showing how it fulfilled different functions in different periods: as a place of meditation in the 16th and 17th centuries and for intimacy with nature in the flower gardens of 20th-century England. In a different kind of garden book, Bazin provides a luxurious survey of the garden as an art form, from the ancient world to the present, in the East and in the West. 180 color and 100 black-and-white illustrations. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks.