A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening : With a View to the Improvement of Country Residences, Comprising Historical Notices and General Principles of the Art

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This 1841 work by the American landscape designer and writer Andrew Downing, reissued here in its 1849 fourth edition, was the first such book published in the United States. It aims to provide the prosperous east-coast dweller with a guide to beautifying his surroundings with trees, water and architectural elements.