Repton, Humphry and John Adey

Fragments on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening. Including Some Remarks on Grecian and Gothic Architecture. London: Printed by T. Bensley and Son for J. Taylor, 1816



4to (13 3/8 x 10 7/8 in.; 340 x 276 mm). 20 handcolored plates (11 with overslips, 3 double-page), 18 tinted or uncolored plates (3 with overslips), 11 vignettes (2 with overslips), 5 maps and plans (1 handcolored, 1 partially handcolored); light marginal spotting, some offsetting of plates to text. Cream cloth; soiled.

Massachusetts Horticultural Society (bookplate)

Abbey, Scenery 391; Tooley 398

Fragments on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening. Including Some Remarks on Grecian and Gothic Architecture. London: Printed by T. Bensley and Son for J. Taylor, 1816 4to (13 3/8 x 10 7/8 in.; 340 x 276 mm). 20 handcolored plates (11 with overslips, 3 double-page), 18 tinted or uncolored plates (3 with overslips), 11 vignettes (2 with overslips), 5 maps and plans (1 handcolored, 1 partially handcolored); light marginal spotting, some offsetting of plates to text. Cream cloth; soiled.
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First edition. Repton's final work on landscape gardening, written together with his architect son.