George S. Elgood, R.I. — Italian Gardens

London , Longmans, Green and Co. 1907. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Elgood"s illustrated study of Italian gardens, with fifty-two charming colour plate drawings accompanied by descriptive text by the artist. In the publisher's original cloth binding. First edition. Lavishly illustrated with fifty-two colour plates after drawings by George S. Elgood, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete.A substantial work on Italian garden design, presenting a series of drawings depicting notable historical Italian gardens, including those of Florence, Rome, and the Italian lakes, accompanied by descriptive notes by the artist.George S. Elgood (1851-1943) was an English artist and garden designer, best known for his watercolour views of formal gardens in Britain and Italy. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing to extremities. One or two minor handling marks to boards and spine, with small red mark to front board towards joint. Slight fading to spine and extremities. Slight offsetting to front free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with light scattered spotting, heavier to first and last few leaves, fore edges, and blank versos of plates. Slight age toning to first and last few leaves. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: George S. Elgood, R.I. Very Good Indeed .