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Paperback / softback. New. The innovative gardener William Robinson (1838-1935) visited Paris in 1867 for the International Exposition. In this highly illustrated 1869 book, he describes the parks and gardens of Paris and its environs, and the fruit and vegetable farming which fed the famous Parisian food markets such as Les Halles.

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Cambridge University Press. paperback. New. 5x1x8. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

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Cambridge University Press, 2014. Paperback. New. 784 pages. 8.43x5.51x1.81 inches.

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London: John Murray, 1869. First edition. Very well illustrated with many engravings, large thick octavo, ppxxxii, 644, the frontispiece and title page a little foxed, occasional light foxing here and there, otherwise very clean and sound internally, original publisher's green cloth decorated in gilt, very slight wear and tiny wrinkles but a remarkably clean and bright copy. From the library of the Birmingham Victorian heiress and philanthropist Louisa Anne Ryland, with her small bookplate. Amongst many endowments, Ryland donated much land for parks, including Cannon Hill Park and Small Heath Park.]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good.

London, John Murray, 1869, First edition. . original pictorial & blind-stamped cloth, decorated in black & gilt, gilt lettering on spine, Robert Alexander's bookplate on endpaper, light fraying at spine ends, hinge cracked but firm, first two leaves lightly foxed, very good, interior clean. . thick 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; xxxii, 644 pp, engraved frontis, 48 engraved plates, 3 foldout maps/plans, 378 other illustrations including plans, title-page vignette, index. . Horticultural Society of New York Catalogue p. 189. Catalogue of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society 268. Robinson was "the most famous and controversial gardening journalist of the nineteenth century" (Hugh Johnson). This is the second book published by the author, who has been called the father of English gardening. This work helped to establish his reputation. Many of his later works had roots in this work. Beautifully illustrated, with views and plans of Paris, plants, gardens, tools, prining arrangements,… Read More

London: John Murray, 1869., 1869. 8vo. pp. xxxii, 644. 49 wood-engraved plates (incl. frontis.), 3 folding plans, & 378 text illus. (incl. 2 on title). A nice copy in original black, gilt & blind-stamped cloth (extremities slightly frayed, rear joint slightly rubbed). First Edition. Robinson, a landscape gardener and horticultural journalist, was for a time on the staff of the Royal Botanic Garden in Regent's Park, and was elected as a fellow of the Linnean Society in 1866, one of his sponsors being Charles Darwin. The present work is based on observations made during his visit to France in 1867 to report on the horticultural parts of the Exhibition in Paris for the Times and several other periodicals. Robinson saw much to admire and emulate in the monumental replanning of the centre of Paris in the 1850's and 1860's that saw the creation of many new public parks and gardens, squares, and boulevards. He examines the various public parks and gardens including the Bois de Boulogne,… Read More