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Original green cloth, gilt, very gold, bright copy. Narrow strip clipped from top edge of front endpaper. Garrison A 10.1.a. One of 3000 copies.

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.