Description of an Improved Method of Delineating Estates, with a Sketch of the Progress of Landscape Gardening in England, and Opinions on the Picturesque Effects Attempted in Rural Ornament.
Author:
HORNOR, T.
Title:
Description of an Improved Method of Delineating Estates, with a Sketch of the Progress of Landscape Gardening in England, and Opinions on the Picturesque Effects Attempted in Rural Ornament.
Publisher:
J. Harding 1813
Description:
FIRST EDITION, SCARCE; Super octavo, re-bound in textured black light card covers, frontispiece: unspecified - caption states vanae / Fingentur species: ut nec pes nec caput uni / Reddatur formae (quote from Horace's Ars Poetica), illus. half-title page, illus. title page - again unspecified with caption La passion inspire mais la raison dirige le pinceau, 67pp, illus., VG- (moderate rubbing/chipping to covers, one approx. .5cm closed tear to base of front cover, 2 approx. .5cm closed tears to rear cover, moderate creasing to cover & several page corners, resulting in approx. 1x2cm open tear to top corner of rear cover, light soiling to covers, light-moderate warping to covers & pages, tape repairs with heavy browning to tape at front gutter, light soiling throughout - moreso to some page extrems & corners due to moisture staining, small red ink stain to top of prelims - none impacting on text, light tanning/discolouration to page extrems/edges)
Keywords:
first edition scarce thomas hornor pictural estate delineating delineators rural ornamental land surveying landscape gardening botany english england britain british
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