Some English gardens . after drawings by George S. Elgood, R.I. with notes by Gertrude Jekyll.
Gertrude Jekyll (1843 - 1932)
Category
Books
Date
1904
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 3021103
Summary
Bibliographic description
xii,130,[2]p., frontis., 49 plates (col.) . ill.. . 4to. Provenance: MS inscription on flyleaf: To dearest Adelaide Brownlow With best wishes for Xmas from her affectionate friend Alexandra / Xmas 1904 [= Adelaide, countess Brownlow (1844-1917, wife of 3rd earl Brownlow), from Queen Alexandra, consort of Edward VII].. Binding: Full green morocco (faded on front board and spine), gilt rules and tooling; end-papers marbled with "Alexandra Rose" pattern. Lettered on doublure: Bound by Zaehnsdorf.
Makers and roles
Gertrude Jekyll (1843 - 1932) George Samuel Elgood (Leicester 1851 - 1943)