Fair Lawn, N.J.: Essential Books, Fair Lawn, 1960. First English Language Edition. Octavo with grey cloth boards and gilt title stamping; pictorial DJ with red spine and white text; 200 pages illustrations, folded color map; 23 cm. DJ is VG with small chip at head of spine and signs of wear at edges of spine, now protected in mylar; a VG copy with vivid heliogravure printing; top edge of book block is red with slight dampstain; front board has dripstain with paper residue, a bit of bumping to and one small ink underlining in middle of book. Hardcover.
High quality b&w photography; probably gravure or stone lithography. Originally published as "Les Jardins de Rome" by the Italophile French author and winner of multiple Academie Francaise literary prizes. Sumptuously illustrated guide to the history and design of gardens in Rome. DJ cover painting by Yves Brayer. // Gardens, Architecture, Landscape, Art
