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REPTON (HUMPHRY) Observations on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, FIRST EDITION, T. Bensley for J. Taylor, 1803
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REPTON (HUMPHRY)
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First edition of the second of Repton's three works featuring his ingenious use of folding overslips to show the estates before and after improvement. "These three works are chiefly compiled from the author's 'Red Books' and are illustrated with facsimiles of the original sketches, engraved in aquatint. These publications are important as records of Repton's work and views as a landscape gardener. But they are also among the finest examples of books to appear in this country illustrated by the aquatint process" (Henrey).
Provenance: "E.A.", armorial bookplate and shelf label on front paste-down; later owner's bookplate.





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