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New York: The Century Company, 1904. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish. Quarto. 52 illustrations, half of them by Parrish, mostly in color. Tissue guards. Topedge gilt. Green decorative cloth gilt. Owner name dated Christmas, 1904 on front pastedown, and a small owner label on front fly, a touch of rubbing at the tips, else a beautiful, fine and fresh copy, and rarely found thus. Wharton's text illustrated with lush Parrish drawings. A superior copy.

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.