Title: The Gardens, A Poem Author: De Lille, The Abbé. [Jacques Delille.]. Place: London Publisher: T. Bensley Date: 1798 Description: [iv], 120 pp. Etched half-title and eight head- & tailpieces engravedby Francesco Bartolozzi mostly after his own designs. (4to) 10½x8, contemporary full straight-grained red morocco, raised bands, spine gilt decorated, all edges gilt. Second Edition in English. Translated by Mrs. [Maria Henrietta] Montolieu. Jacques Delille's poem, first published in Paris in 1782 as "Les Jardins où l'art d'embellir les paysages...," called for reform of the traditional style of gardening with its straight lines, symmetry, and unnatural regularity. Lot Amendments Condition: Extremities rubbed; some foxing; else very good. Item number: 185774
Title: The Gardens, A Poem Author: De Lille, The Abbé. [Jacques Delille.]. Place: London Publisher: T. Bensley Date: 1798 Description: [iv], 120 pp. Etched half-title and eight head- & tailpieces engravedby Francesco Bartolozzi mostly after his own designs. (4to) 10½x8, contemporary full straight-grained red morocco, raised bands, spine gilt decorated, all edges gilt. Second Edition in English. Translated by Mrs. [Maria Henrietta] Montolieu. Jacques Delille's poem, first published in Paris in 1782 as "Les Jardins où l'art d'embellir les paysages...," called for reform of the traditional style of gardening with its straight lines, symmetry, and unnatural regularity. Lot Amendments Condition: Extremities rubbed; some foxing; else very good. Item number: 185774
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