Author: John Evelyn
Title: Directions for the Gardiner at Says-Court But Which May Be of Use for Other Gardens
Description: London, Nonesuch Press, 1932. Hardback. A limited Nonesuch Edition of John Evelyn's instructions for the now buried garden at Sayes Court, in a beautiful marbled binding. A limited edition work, limited to six-hundred and twenty-five copies for sale by Nonesuch, and one-hundred and seventy-five copies sold in the U.S. by Random House. This copy is numbered six-hundred and forty-nine.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.An instructional work, intended for the gardener at Sayes Court.Sayes Court was a manor house which a celebrated garden, crated in the seventeenth century by John Evelyn. This work details Evelyn's intentions for the garden in the future. Edited by Geoffrey Keyes.The Nonesuch Press specialised in limited edition and private press. They were founded by Francis Meynell, his second wife Vera Mendel and their friend David Garnett. Their aspiration was for their publications to be aligned with the same aesthetic standards as the private press movement. They were unusual as they used a small Albion press to design the books, but had them printed by commercial printers. In doing so, books with the quality of a fine-press were produced, but available to a wider audience at lower prices. In the original publisher's marbled covered boards, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. A little rubbing to the extremities. Dustwrapper with minor edgewear and some light spots. Spine is a little faded. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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