budding books phoenix mill (13 risultati)

First edition. 124 pages. Folio. 13 3/4" x 10". Generally a half-page vintage photo on every page. Slick pictorial boards. Small note on flyleaf, price-clipped dust jacket otherwise in Like New conditon.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 2nd Edition. VG/VG, used, illustrated end-papers, v-xiii, 230pp. Interior clean no marks, pages near bright, binding tight. Slight shelf rubbing to dj, no chips or tears, dj is not price-clipped and price is in pounds.

Hardcover. 228p. A new, unread hardcover book in dustjacket. Contains lots of illustrations.

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Reprint. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good, pictorial laminated boards, in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Previous owner's name stamped on page edges (only issue really). Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 224pages.

Laminated Boards. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Second Edition. xiv, 238pp, illustrated with black & white maps and photos, pages clean and crisp, laminated boards with matching dust jacket, one small tear to top edge of rear cover, otherwise in very good unclipped condition. Size: 8vo. World War 2.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. pict, hardcover, x, 181 pages : illustrations, A book which draws upon contemporary engineering photographs, many of which have not been published previously, to show the broad interests of the Victorian engineer. It demonstrates the importance of photography in charting engineering progress. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover with dust jacket. Condizione: Sehr gut. 237 p., Ill. Strich auf dem Vorderschnitt, ansonsten ein sehr gutes und sauberes Exemplar ohne Anstreichungen. Line on the fore-edge, otherwise a very good and clean copy without markings. - Contents - COLOUR PLATES - PICTURE CREDITS - ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS - CHRONOLOGY - INTRODUCTION - Sources - Chapter One - HISTORICAL BACKGROUND - Gardens in Ancient Egypt; Ancient Mesopotamia; Ancient Greece; Hellenistic gardens; Persian gardens or paradeisos; The Etruscans - Chapter Two - ROMAN HOUSING AND THE GROWTH OF THE GARDEN - Villae rusticae; Gardens in the Roman domus or town house; Villae urbanae and suburbanae - Chapter Three - ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES IN ROMAN GARDEN DESIGN Architectural components of a Roman garden: the peristyle; Paths; Decorative fencing and trellis-work; Ornamental low walls or balustrades; Pergolas; Garden seats and tables; Summer dining couches; Aediculae; Aediculae nymphaea; Façade nymphaea; Walling; Sunken gardens; Terraced gardens; Maritime villas; Gardens of Large and Palatial villas; Hippodrome gardens; Garden pavilions; Diatae or rest rooms; Ornithones or aviaries; Temples and shrines in landscaped areas; Caves and grottos; Nymphaea of basilica form - Chapter Four - ORNAMENTAL POOLS - Water supply; The construction of water basins; Decorative lining of pools; Depth of pools and evidence for the keeping of fish; Ornamental pools of different designs; A suggested typology, following archaeological evidence; Types A, B, C, D, E, F and G - Chapter Five - FOUNTAINS AND FOUNTAIN FIGURES - Urn and bowl fountains; Water stairs; Free-standing water stair fountains; Large fountains; Fountain outlets; Fluvial outlets; Fountain statues; Automata - Chapter Six - GARDEN SCULPTURE - Table I; Catalogue of sculpture found in Roman gardens: Altars; Venus; Priapus; Cupid; Children; Mars and Amazons; Diana and animals; Apollo; Hercules; Bacchus and his entourage; Pan; Muses; Nymphs and River Gods; Rustic genre (mortals); Ephebes, athletes, wrestlers; Herms; Oscilla; Pinakes; Sundials - Chapter Seven - FLORA AND FAUNA IN GARDENS - Kitchen garden plants; Plants for medicines and cordials; Plants used in bee-keeping; Plants used in making perfumes; Flowers and foliage for garlands; Plants for the decorative garden; Frescos used as confirmation of plant species; Archaeological evidence of plant species grown in gardens; Fauna in gardens - Chapter Eight - ROMAN GARDENERS, THEIR TOOLS AND HORTICULTURAL TECHNIQUES - Garden workforce; Gardening tools and equipment; Horticultural techniques - Chapter Nine - NON-RESIDENTIAL GARDENS Gardens in association with dining establishments; Market gardens; Funerary gardens; Public parks; Public portico gardens - Chapter Ten - CONCLUSIONS - Survivals of the Roman garden; Interpretative archaeology and Roman gardens; Features that could be incorporated into a modern garden to evoke the spirit of a Roman garden; A selection of Roman gardens open to the public; Table I: A sample of Ancient Roman Sites as an indication of the range and frequency of garden sculpture; Table II: Garden plants mentioned by Pliny in his Natural History - NOTES - GLOSSARY - BIBLIOGRAPHY - INDEX. ISBN 9781840151909 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 765.

Publisher's original colour illustrated laminated card wraps. 8vo 9½'' x 5'' 160 pp ISBN 1840150971. Monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. KENT [Topography].

Hard back binding in publisher's original colour photographic glazed boards. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. ISBN 1840150246. Contains [viii] 343 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout. Without any ownership markings. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused new book. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CANAL BARGES & WATERWAYS.

Hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated glazed boards. Folio. 14'' x 10''. ISBN 1840150831. Contains [vi] 124 printed pages of text with splendid archive monochrome photographs throughout. Without any ownership markings. Near Fine condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with 15 mm repaired tear to the front cover, corners a little rubbed, not price clipped with the original selling price in 1998 being £18.99. Member of the P.B.F.A. KENT [Topography].

Publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9½'' x 7''. ISBN 1840152087. Contains 160 printed pages of text with archive monochrome photographs throughout. Without any ownership markings and in Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. KENT [Ramsgate].

First edition in publisher's original illustrated laminated card covers. 8vo 8½'' x 5¼'' 128 printed pages of text. ISBN 1840150432. Archive monochrome illustrations throughout. Two tiny dot marks to the front free end paper and in near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published, unused new book. Member of the P.B.F.A. KENT [Airfields and at War].

Publisher's original sepia illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 9½'' x 6½''. Contains 128 pages of archive monochrome photographs with a description to each. Light marking to the closed page edges, corners rubbed and in very near Fine clean condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1840151528 ISLE OF MAN.