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First Edition. With splendid illustrations in color by Maxfield Parrish. The Poet Alice Meynell's presentation copy: "Mary With the love of Alice Meynell/ Christmas/1904." With 52 glorious illustrations, 26 of them by Parrish, most of them in color. Very good minus in green cloth stamped in gold with elaborate coat of arms with 2 lions and escutcheon and painted garden scene on front boards. Spine lettering and design bright. t.e.g. But wear to extremities and rubbed along rear spine edge with slight warping of boards. First Edition. With an original Maxfield Parrish check, signed by him in full, laid in.

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.