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London: John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1904. First Edition, first issue. Profusely illustrated with 52 illustrations, 27 of which are either colourplates or half-tones by Maxfield Parrish, the rest being photographs and drawings by E. Denison, Malcolm Fraser and C. A. Vanderhof. Tall 8vo, publisher’s original dark forest green cloth decorated and lettered in gilt on the spine, cover design by Decorative Designers with elaborate pictorial decorations after Maxfield Parrish in an all over design, upper cover stamped in gilt and blocked in light green, blue, purple, gilt and rust, showing a villa garden. 270 pp. A very handsome copy, well preserved, the corners and tips in pleasing condition, some typical foxing to the initial prelim and tissue guard, the binding clean and with very little wear, very light evidence of age. A pleasing example of this very important, beautifully illustrated book. SCARCE FIRST EDITION, AND A HANDSOME COPY OF THE 1907 ISSUE OF THIS HIGHLY…

Italian Villas and Their Gardens, written by Edith Wharton, provides a detailed discussion of the history, design, and character of Italian villa architecture and its accompanying gardens. Edith Wharton not only provides a scholarly perspective on the subject but also a personal narrative on how these spaces impacted her.