H.H. Thomas - The Ideal Garden - 1911

一本由园艺作家 Harry Higgott Thomas 创作的美丽而罕见的园艺手册。全书包含 16 页彩色插图和 96 张摄影图，共 276 页。\n\n出版商：Cassell and Company Ltd., London，1911 年。出版社原装绿色布面精装，封面与书 spine 上饰以金色、蓝色和白色的花园拱门及花卉图案，装帧华丽。书脊及页边为金边。\n\n本手册将实用的园艺知识与那个时代的审美风格相结合。 notable chapters include:（以下为译文章节标题略作意译，保持原意与风格）\n- The Ogre of Dogmatism（教条主义巨怪）\n- Garden Planting and soil preparation（花园栽培与土壤准备）\n- A Chat about Roses（谈谈玫瑰）\n- Specialized layouts, "The Paved Garden", "The Dutch Garden", and "A Garden of Heather"（专门排布：铺砌花园、荷兰花园与石英花园等）\n- Design features such as "Gardening in Walls" and "Fragrant Leaves and Flowers"（设计要素，如“墙体花园”“芳香叶与花”）\n- Seasonal considerations and advice regarding bedding plants（关于时令与床栽植物的建议）\n\nBook Dimensions: 20.5 x 13.5 x 3.5 cm and Number of Pages: 276 including index（尺寸：20.5×13.5×3.5 厘米；总页数 276，含索引）\n\nCondition（状况）\nExternal covers in nice shape, and with light wear to corners, and minor rubbings to head and foot of spin. Internally; the book is in good condition; No names or inscriptions. Inner hinges are very good, and pages are tightly held at the gutter. The text is fresh. Pages are clean, and with light foxing marks to the margin of some pages, and page edges. All colour plates are present and bright (Please see pictures).（外封面状况良好，角部略有磨损，书背端部及顶端有轻微磨擦。内页状况良好；无署名或题词。内粘合处非常牢固，页根紧贴页边。文本新鲜。部分页边角可见淡黄斑点，页边亦有轻微霉斑。所有彩色插图完好明亮（请参见图片）。）