The London Town Garden

The London Town Garden by Todd Longstaffe-Gowan. Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Good DJ. 289 Pgs. ISBN 0300085389. LCCN 00-043969. Much has been written about London's terraced houses with their simple dignity, their economical use of space and their sense of comfort and human scale. Yet the small gardens that lie before or behind the houses in this great city have until now been overlooked. In this account of the development of the private garden in London, the author provides a delightful remedy to the oversight. Recognizing the contribution of modest domestic gardens to the texture of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century London, he explores in detail the small gardens, their owners and their significance to the development of the metropolis. Some two hundred illustrations enhance this rich and fascinating discussion. Description text copyright 2009 BooksForComfort. Item ID 19358.