ITALIAN VILLAS AND THEIR GARDENS: THE ORIGINAL 1904 EDITION BY EDITH WHARTON

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Italian Villas and Their Gardens: The Original 1904 Edition by Edith Wharton Product Details Hardcover: 284 Publisher: Rizzoli Publication Date: 2008-05-20 ISBN: 0847831159 List Price: $35.00        Price: $23.10 Editorial Reviews Product Description Edith Wharton’s Italian Villas and Their Gardens, a seminal work on garden design, is a testament to the passionate connoisseurship of one of America’s greatest writers. A comprehensive look at the history and character of Italian garden architecture and ornamentation, the book explores more than seventy-five villas, capturing what Wharton calls their "garden-magic" and illuminating the intimate relationship between the house, its formal gardens, and the surrounding countryside.This beautiful hardcover facsimile is carefully reproduced from the first edition published in 1904 and features all of the original plates, including twenty-six illustrations by Maxfield Parrish, as well as décollage edges. It is published in association with The Mount Press. A portion of the proceeds of the sale of the book support the restoration of The Mount, the Massachusetts estate designed and built by Wharton based on the principles articulated in this book and in The Decoration of Houses. Elegantly written and informed by Wharton’s sensitivity and wit, Italian Villas and Their Gardens is a work that belongs on the shelf of every lover of gardens and good taste. Customers who bought this book also bought Edith Wharton's Italian Gardens Italian Hideaways: Discovering Enchanting Rooms and Private Villas The Decoration of Houses Chinoiseries Charlotte Moss: A Flair for Living

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