Mrs. Basil Taylour — Japanese Gardens

London, Methuen & Co, 1928 . Cloth. Beautifully illustrated throughout with tipped in colour plates, this is a wonderful and insightful guide to the gardens of Japan. First published in 1912, this is the second edition of this work.Mrs. Basil Taylour offers an early 20th-century guide to the principles, aesthetics, and symbolism of traditional Japanese garden design.Blending practical advice with cultural insight, it introduces Western readers to features such as stone lanterns, bridges, water elements, and plant arrangements, reflecting the growing Edwardian fascination with Japanese art and landscaping. Illustrated with twenty-eight tipped in colour plates by British watercolourist Walter Tyndale. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Boards bright, with back strip a touch age toned. Small ink mark to head of rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: Walter Tyndale. Near Fine .