9780908476039 - The Edna Walling book of Australian garden design von Margaret-barrett (7 Ergebnisse)

Profusely illustrated with CPR photographs, this lovely book on garden making is a classic and outstanding in its field. Edna Walling dominated the story of Gardens for a long time. The'English'village she constructed in Mooroolbark in Victoria what's a village in which the principles of environmental harmony were almost unequalled in Australia. This copy, slight discolouration on the bottom right hand corner of the front cover and some watermark on the first few pages and the last few pages but perfectly readable with no dog ears or scribble and nice clear plates.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Reprinted. 144pp., Pictorial full colour illustrated dustjacket with faded spine and partial fading to panels of jacket- hint of flecking to upper edge inside jacket- covered in removable protective clear plastic, orig. brown cloth boards with inset photo- brown text to white spine, tan eps. with garden plans, illust. title-page, foreword by Peter Watts, b/w plts. & illust. & text, full page b/w photos, drawings & plans, index. For those who remember and love the Edna Walling books, here is a distillation of ideas: a guide to design, to planting, to rock work, to paving- and to creating a harmonious landscape. Size: Large Octavo. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 2nd Impression of 1st Edition. A firm straight book, slight shelf wear to lower edge. owner's name inside front cover, otherwise spotless inside. Dust jacket spine slightly sunned, with slight edge wear.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Reprint. With many illustrations, illustrated endpapers, A fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; 250 x 190mm; 144 pages.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Acceptable. No Jacket. Hard cover. Usual ex-library features. The interior is clean and tight. Binding is good. Cover is edge worn and slightly scuffed. 144 pages. Illustrated. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine book, fine dust jacket. Not price clipped, or faded, no creases, no folds, underlining, foxing, or toning. No previous owners name. Edited by Margaret Barrett. Great period book on Walling's ideas as how a modern Australian garden should be. Much copied and admired too. 144 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. Condition of hardback book and Dustjacket. As New except the previous owner's name neatly written on page 1. A very good copy indeed. Edna Walling one of Australia's great landscape designers influenced thousands of gardeners. But her books are hard to find today, and a few f the gardens that she planted still reflect completely the intentions of their creator. This charming book has been chosen from the material in her first three volumes, Gardens in Australia (1943), Cottage and Garden (1947) and A Gardener's Log (1948), and it is illustrated with many of her unusual photographs. 144pp.