Jardins d'Espagne: 1re Partie, Jardins Arabes; 2e Partie, Jardins de la Renaissance et du XVIIIe Siècle. 2-vol. set (Complete)
Paris: A. Vincent & Cie. 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Large folio. Unpaginated. [30]pp (text), 124 leaves (plates). 3/4 red morocco over burgundy cloth with gold lettering on spines. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece in first volume. Title pages in red and black lettering. Remarkable work presenting the Arab gardens at Alcazar, Alhambra, etc. (first volume) as well as the gardens of the Renaissance and 18th century at the Escorial, Seville, etc. (second volume). This set is extensively illustrated throughout with 20 architectural plans and 124 striking photos of Spanish gardens and villas reproduced in photogravure. Sporadic rubbing, soiling, closed tears and tiny abrasion along edges of binding. Very minor and sporadic foxing and soiling along paper margin. Binding in overall good- to good. Interior in good+ to very good condition. g. Item #34940
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