Description: The Art of Beautifying Suburban Home Grounds of Small Extent. Illustrated by Upward of Two Hundred Plates and Engravings of Plans for Residences and Their Grounds, or Trees and Shrubs, and Garden Embellishments; with Descriptions of the Beautiful and Hardy Trees and Shrubs Grown in the United States.; Cover title: Beautiful Homes. New York: John B. Alden, Publisher, 1886. Cloth. [GARDENING] [DESIGN] [ARCHITECTURE]. 8vo; viii [5] 12-618pp; dark green cloth over board, gilt-stamped title on front and spine, black and gilt-stamped border of pine boughs, black-stamped vignette of a house on front; black and cream floral endpapers; owners bookplate to ffep; 32 engraved plates including frontispiece; b&w illustrations in text and chapter head-pieces; light shelf-wear to boards, a few spots; very good plus. Very good + An extensive discourse on garden design with plates showing garden architecture. Chapters include decorative planting, suburban neighborhoods compared with country places, building sites, dwellings and fences; decorative planting, walks and roads, drainage, renovations, lawns, shrubs and trees, flowers, vines and creepers.
Price: 199.99 USD
Location: Fair Lawn, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-12-18T14:44:10.000Z
Shipping Cost: 9.63 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: Frank J. Scott
Publisher: American Book Exchange
Topic: Architecture
Subject: Home & Garden
