William S. Gilpin — Practical Hints Upon Landscape Gardening

London, T. Cadell and W. Blackwood, 1835 . Cloth. The second edition of William S. Gilpin's beautifully illustrated guide to landscape gardening, with sixteen plates. The second edition of this work, which was first published in 1832.Illustrated with sixteen lithographs by the author. Collated, complete.Gilpin was a remarkably successful landscape gardener and designer. Throughout his career he worked at hundreds of sites, including Blayney Castle, Wolterton Hall and Scotney Castle.Features enjoyed and employed by Gilpin included amoeba-shaped flower beds, gently curving paths through irregular shrubberies, and raised terrace walks.Rebacked, with endpapers renewed.A beautiful guide to nineteenth century landscape gardening. Rebacked, in the publisher's original cloth binding, retaining the original boards and with original back strip partially laid down. Endpapers renewed. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, with spotting to plate and page perimeters. Very Good . Ill.: William S. Gilpin. Very Good .