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Edith WHARTON - Italian Villas and Their Gardens
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£1,139.63
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About the Item
FIRST EDITION of Italian Villas and Their Gardens; Illustrated with Pictures by Maxfield Parrish and by Photographs
New York: The Century Co., 1904.
8vo.; 10 1/2 x 7 1/8267 x 180 mm); xii, 270 pp.; half title, color frontispiece of Villa Campi, Florence, title with decorative border; total of 52 illustrations of which 26 are dawn by Maxfield Parrish; tissue guards captioned in red. Green decorative cloth with large gold stamping, coat of arms and scrolls, colored illustration of garden; gilt title on spines, t.e.g., rest uncut. Minor shelf wear to spine and ends, offset and some paper loss at front endpapers; internally clean with light clean toning, firmly bound.
A comprehensive and seminal work on garden design by Edith Wharton (1862 – 1937), the writer who best portrayed the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. She was also the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Age of Innocence in 1921. Being part of the New York 'aristocracy' she often traveled to Europe and wrote extensively about her travels.
This book explores more than seventy-five villas and is a testament to the passionate connoisseurship of one of America's great writers. It is a comprehensive look at the history and character of Italian garden architecture and ornamentation, capturing what Wharton calls their "garden-magic" and illuminating the intimate relationship between the house, its formal gardens, and the surrounding countryside.
Wharton's text is accompanied by 26 color illustrations by Maxfield Parrish (1870 – 1966) , the American painter and illustrator known for his distinctive saturated hues and idealized neoclassical imagery, and by 26 period black
white photographs.
Condition: Near fine.
- Dimensions:Height: 10.52 in (26.7 cm)Width: 7.09 in (18 cm)Depth: 1.97 in (5 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1904
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Middletown, NY
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