David Ottewill — The Edwardian Garden

New Haven & London, Yale University Press, 1989. Cloth. A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated work exploring the Edwardian garden and its features. First edition. Illustrated with three hundred and five images, figures, and photographs, many of which are in colour. The first comprehensive study of the Edwardian garden, with its formal enclosures and exuberant informal planting, considered one of the most evocative features of Britain pre-the First World War. Providing images of some of the finest gardens of this period, as well as a survey of the people, attitudes, and theories that influenced their design. Includes discussions on the politicized beginnings of the Edwardian garden and analysis of the Blomfield-Robinson feud of the 1890s. Written by David Ottewill, a British art historian, architect, and lecturer. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also very smart with minor wear only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Near Fine.