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SWITZER, STEPHEN. Ichnographia Rustica; or, The Nobleman, Gentleman, and Gardener's Recreation. . . Second Edition, with large Additions [sic]. Engraved title in Volume 1; 54 plates. 3 volumes. 8vo, contemporary calf, spines badly worn, covers detached or starting; contents lightly toned, light marginal dampstaining at end of Volume 1, Volume 2 lacks front free endpaper, clean tear across first plate in Volume 3. London: J. and J. Fox et al., 1742
Influential treatise on landscape architecture. This edition is a reissue of Switzer's 1715 Nobleman, Gentleman, and Gardener's Recreation, and Volumes 2 and 3 of his 1718 Ichnographia Rustica, with the titles reset and a preface and appendix added. Henrey 1412; Hunt 519.
