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Brace, Marianne. Photographs by Ernest Frankl. LONDON PARKS AND GARDENS.
Pevensey, Cambridge, 1986.
112 pp, small 4to (10" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0907115306 Profusely illustrated with colour photographs, b&w maps. "(E)njoy pastoral landscapes in the very heart of the city, tread avenues once the preserve of monarchs, find pelicans near Pall Mall, wonder at unique collections of exotic plants, relax in gardens of historic mansions and even encounter a dinosaur...(The author) tells the history of London's most interesting parks and gardens and provides enthusiastic accounts of their chief attractions, with many intriguing anecdotes about the kings and queens, aristocrats and botanists, architects and landscape gardeners who have shaped them. The book covers the royal parks, from Greenwich in the east, where Elizabeth I o nce held court under a still-surviving oak tree, to Hampton Court in the west. It also explores the famous delights of the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew and the hidden charm of the Chelsea Physic Garden, and takes a leisurely tour of London's man y ' g ardens for the gardenless', once-private gardens attached to houses and now open for all to visit. These range from the spacious magnificence of Kenwood or Osterley to the quiet magic of Chiswick House or Marble Hill....The book concludes wi th an i nvaluable month-by-month guide to the seasonal highlights of all the parks and gardens described, and there are several maps and plans." Book slightly cocked, minor corner wear, light wrinkling at top of hinges. Dust jacket has light wri nkl i ng at top of rear hinge, some minor edge wrinkling, very light rubbing on rear panel. Very Good+/Very Good
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15.00 USD
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