H. Avery Tipping — English Gardens

London, Country Life Ltd. 1925. First edition. Cloth. A profusely illustrated guide to English gardens by the garden designer and Country Life magazine editor Henry Avray Tipping. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. This volume is a first edition.Illustrated with with a black-and-white frontispiece, 521 illustrations in the text, over 50 photographic plates and garden plans, detailing 52 top English gardens Collated, complete. Henry Avray Tipping (1855-1933) was a garden designer and Architectural Editor of Country Life magazine, who wrote about country houses and gardens. In this work, Tipping describes famous English gardens such as Oxford Physic Garden, Iford in Wiltshire, Bodnant in Denbighshire, Hestercombe in Somerset, and Highhead in Cumberland. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Fading to boards and spine. Rubbing to boards, spine and extremities occasionally resulting in slight loss to cloth. The odd slight handling mark to boards, more prevalent to rear board. The odd scratch to rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .