Author: BROWN, JANE.
Title: The Omnipotent Magician. Lancelot 'Capability' Brown. 1716-1783.
Description: London: Chatto & Windus, 2011. 9780701182120. 1st edition. "Lancelot Bown changed the face of eighteenth century England, designing country estates and mansions, moving hills and making flowing lakes and serpentine rivers, a magical world of green..Jane Brown paints an unforgettable picture of the man, his work, his happy domestic life, and his crowded world." Pp.xvi/384, 23 colour illustrations + many black & white illustrations in the text, family trees, and a map of Lancelot's England. Black boards, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

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