Entrée principale:

Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852, author.

Titre et auteur:

A treatise on the theory and practice of landscape gardening, adapted to North America, with a view to the improvement of country residences : comprising historical notices and general principles of the art, directions for laying out grounds and arranging plantations, the description and cultivation of hardy trees, decorative accompaniments to the house and grounds, the formation of pieces of artificial water, flower gardens, etc. : with remarks on rural architecture / by A.J. Downing (author of Designs for cottage residences, etc.).

Édition:

Fourth edition, enlarged, and newly illustrated.

Publication:

New York : George P. Putnam ; London : Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1850.
©1849

Description:

xiv, 532 pages, [16] leaves of plates : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cm

Notes:
One steel engraved plate on frontispiece: "View in the Grounds at Blithewood, Dutchess Co N. Y. The Residence of Robert Donaldson, Esq." Wood engravings throughout. Label '6' on spine. Label affixed to left lower corner of front pastedown paper: "TAYLOR & MAURY BOOKSELLERS & STATIONERS PENN.AV. NEAR 9TH ST WASHINGTON CITY. " Loosely inserted , in mylar, 5" x 6 1/4" drawing, in pencil, on white paper, between pages 514 and 515. Loosely inserted, in mylar, a newspaper article: The Evening Star, "The Night Before Christmas." Pressed plant material, in mylar, between pages 278 and 279.
Includes bibliographical references
The Andrew Jackson Downing Collection (1 of 106 volumes)
Pagination: i-vii viii-x xi xii-xiv xv-xvi 17 18-474 475 476-529 532 [Total of 532 pp.]

Sujet:

Landscape gardening.
Jardins Architecture.
landscape gardening.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 136034
Cote: PO11631; ID:86-B8761
Statut: Disponible