The theory and practice of gardening: . wherein is fully handled all that relates to fine gardens, ... containing divers plans, and general dispositions of gardens; ... Done from the French original, printed at Paris, anno 1709. By John James of Greenwich.
Antoine-Joseph Dézallier d'Argenville (1680-1765)
Category
Books
Date
1712
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3094989
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16],218,[2]p., [60] leaves of plates (28 double leaves, 4 folded single leaves) . ill.. . 4to.. Subscriber's copy: "The Lord Harvey" in list of subscribers, with manuscript mark in pencil next to it [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)].. Provenance: Large armorial bookplate: The Right Honble. John Lord Hervey created Baron of Ickworth in Com. Suff March the 23d. 1702 [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)].. Binding: Eighteenth-century Cambridge-style blind-panelled calf binding; blind roll on board edges. Rebacked in blind-tooled calf, with gilt title and date stamped on spine. Red sprinkled edges.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Antoine-Joseph Dézallier d'Argenville (1680-1765) Michael Vandergucht (Antwerp 1660 – London 1725) Jean-Baptiste-Alexandre Le Blond (1679-1719)