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New York: Century, 1904. hardcover. very good. PARRISH, Maxfield. Profusely illustrated with 52 illustrations, 27 of which are color plates or half tones by Maxfield Parrish, protected with lettered tissue (frontispiece creased and tissue guard lacking). xii, 270 pages. Small 4to, original green pictorial cloth, uncut edges, top edge gilt. New York: The Century Co., 1904. First edition. White-out on front free endpaper. Some light spotting and edgewear to covers, still internally clean and tight. A very good copy. Photographs and drawings by E. Denison, Malcolm Fraser and C. A. Vanderhof. Cover design by Decorative Designers with elaborate pictorial decorations after Maxfield Parrish in an all over design & showing a villa garden.

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.