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New York: The Century Co, 1904 270 pgs. TEG. Green cloth elaborately stamped in gilt, green, blue and tan, shelf wear and some fraying to spine ends, small white spot on front cover, gift inscription and book plate to endpapers, light foxing to tissue guards and a few pages but clean overall. A breathtaking and informative book, detailing the methods of Italian gardening. Profusely illustrated with photographs, exacting line drawings and plates by Maxfield Parrish in color and monochrome, collated complete. Nice first editions are increasingly scarce.. First Edition. Very Good. Illus. by Maxfield Parrish. 4to.

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.

Look for the mention of '1904' as the year of publication, the publisher name 'The Century Company', and check for the absence of later printings or additional dates. These can indicate a first edition.