Garden Ornament

Jekyll (Gertude) and Hussey (Christopher).   Frontispiece and black-and-white illustrations throughout Country Life,  1927 Second, Revised Edition   Large folio Original green buckram, ruled and lettered in gilt and with central gilt image of a sundial to upper cover, all edges gilt Corners bumped and with a touch of wear, small marks to lower cover, otherwise a very nice copy  From the prologue: “ ... this edition is to all intents a new book. The sectional prefaces have been entirely rewritten , fresh sections have been inserted such as that on “Overgrowth,” and the old ones have been pruned and supplemented. About fifty per cent. of the illustrations are fresh.” 

Price: £350