Record A treatise on forming, improving, and managing country residences : and on the choice of situations appropriate to every class of purchasers. In all which the object in view is to unite in a better manner than has hitherto been done, a taste founded in nature with economy and utility, in constructing or improving mansions, and other rural buildings, so as to combine architectural fitness with pict... | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution

A treatise on forming, improving, and managing country residences : and on the choice of situations appropriate to every class of purchasers. In all which the object in view is to unite in a better manner than has hitherto been done, a taste founded in nature with economy and utility, in constructing or improving mansions, and other rural buildings, so as to combine architectural fitness with pict...

Engraver:: Angus, William 1752-1821 Search this; Howlett, Bartholomew 1767-1827 Search this; Greig, John fl. 1803-1853 Search this; Rogers, J. fl. 1806 Search this; Storer, James 1771-1853 Search this; Wise, William fl. 1806 Search this

Notes:: Continuous paging: v. 1, [5], viii-xii, [42], 353 p.; v. 2, [2], 355-723, [9] p.; Plates drawn by J. Loudon and engraved by various artists, including W. Angus; B. Howlett; J. Greig; W. Wise; J. Storer; and J. Rogers.; Plate 32 has a folding flap (or "slide") attached.; Also available online.; CHMRB copy (v. 1, 39088009154691; v. 2, 39088009154642) has several plates bound out of order, but all are accounted for.; Bookplates: Coed-Côch (armorial); John Harris.; Bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Given in memory of Margaret Nishimoto by her friends.; There are a few pencilled annotations and markings throughout.; Old marbled paperboard binding with later leather spine and corners; gilt-tooled spine.; Elecresource

Topic:: Landscape architecture Search this; Landscape gardening Search this; Architecture Search this; Architecture, Domestic Search this