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ISBN10: 0701182121, ISBN13: 9780701182120, [publisher: London : Chatto & Windus] Hardcover First Edition Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: ix, 384 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Brown, Lancelot 1716-1783; 18th century; Gardens, English; Landscape architects England ; Biography; Landscape architecture Great Britain History 19th century. 1 Kg.
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ISBN10: 0701182121, ISBN13: 9780701182120, [publisher: London: Chatto & Windus] Hardcover First Edition 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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ISBN10: 0701182121, ISBN13: 9780701182120, [publisher: Chatto & Windus, London, UK] Hardcover First Edition Black cloth, gilt title. 400pp. b/w illus.; col. plates. Minor shelf wear to dust jacket o/w a lovely book in excellent condition.
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ISBN10: 0701182121, ISBN13: 9780701182120, [publisher: Chatto & Windus, London] Hardcover First Edition HARDBACK IN JACKET 2011. 1st impression. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Flat pages. Jacket has minimal edge wear. Front flap is not price-clipped: £20. Jacket is now under clear removable protective covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref 63:18. Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, 1716-1783: The Omnipotent Magician by Jane Brown
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ISBN10: 0701182121, ISBN13: 9780701182120, [publisher: Chatto & Windus] Hardcover First Edition Ex library book. Covered in plastic. Library sticker bottom spine and bottom front cover. Small library stamp title page. Small rub fly leaf. Lancelot Brown 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. This English landscape style spread across Europe and the world. At home, it proved so pleasing that Brown's influence spread into the lowland landscape at large, and into landscape painting. He stands behind our vision, and fantasy, of rural England. In this vivid, lively biography, based on detailed research, Jane Brown paints an unforgettable picture of the man, his work, his happy domestic life, and his crowded world. She follows the life of the jovial yet elusive Mr Brown, from his childhood and apprenticeship in rural Northumberland, through his formative years at Stowe, the most famous garden of the day. His innovative ideas, and his affable and generous nature, led to a meteoric rise to a Royal Appointment in 1764 and his clients and friends ranged from statesmen like the elder Pitt to artists and actors like David Garrick. Riding constantly across England, Brown never ceased working until he collapsed and died in February 1783 after visiting one of his oldest clients. He was a practical man but also a visionary, always willing ...