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THE GARDENS IN THE ROYAL PARK AT WINDSOR
by Lanning Roper Foreword by David Bowes Lyon, President of the Royal Horticultural Society Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1959. First American edition, first printing. A quality book production enhanced with thirty-two brilliant photograph color plates, more than thirty black-and-white photographs on striking photograph plates, and a map sketch-plan of the park. Lush and beautifully landscaped gardens and settings with magnificent views, are described in detail with an account of how they were cared for, with problems and tips discussed. Fine in crisp black over crisp green linen with silver embossed titles to the spine; in a very nearly fine dust jacket with a tiny tear to the upper spine edge; original printed $10.00 price still intact to the front inner flap. Exceptionally nice condition. A lovely gift item in the quality bound first edition with strikingly high-quality color plates. Square quarto; 128 pages; index. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS! |