by Julia S. Berrall

New York: The Viking Press/A Studio Book, (1966).

First edition, first printing.

A quality book production enhanced with two-hundred-and-three photographs on brilliant color and striking black-and-white photographs quality plates, and with numerous detailed illustrative drawings and design-plans.

Lush and beautifully landscaped gardens and settings with magnificent views,  are described in detail with a history of both the garden, its maintenance, and the history of its plants and flowers.

Berrall's fascinating discussions include garden carpets, medicinal gardens, painted miniatures, water arches, geometrical designs, knot designs; and gardens through time around the world including Ancient Egyptian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Persian, Versailles gardens, and more.

Fine in green linen with gilt embossed titles and decorations to the spine; in a fine dust jacket; original printed $15.00 price still intact to the front inner flap.

Exceptionally nice condition.

A lovely gift item in the quality bound first edition with striking high-quality  plates.

Square quarto; 388 pages; notes; index.

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