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A facsimile edition of the original lavish book on English gardens by the master landscape designer Thomas Mawson

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Excerpt from Two Notable Addresses on Town Planning and HousingTrue we are, at tremendous cost and sacrifice of energy. Busily engaged setting our cities in order whilst others, seeing nothing, hearing nothing, reading nothing. Oblivious to what has for generations been so patent. Are repeating our mistakes and laying up trouble which will tax to the uttermost the energies of their children.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds...

Excerpt from Two Notable Addresses on Town Planning and Housing To paraphrase a saying of Mr. Charles Mulford Rob inson: This dream, pictorially presented, showing what your city should be and may be, will be. 1 special inspira: tion to those professions of the Fine Arts upon which the beauty of the city ultimately depends. There is not a city councillor or an architect of spirit who will not feel a new incentive when he thinks that he is dir...

When Thomas Mawson published his autobiography in1927 he was looking back over a 50 year career as a landscape architect, a reflection he found 'most congenial'. It is a story that charts not only his life, but also the development of his chosen profession as a creative art. Beginning with a 'passion for the arts' and practical experience of garden-making, architecture and forestry, he set out to contribute with others to 'a revival of intelli...

Excerpt from An Imperial Obligation: Industrial Villages for Partially Disabled Soldiers Sailors At the present time the whole available resources of the nation are concentrated on the one task of winning, in concert with our Allies, the terrible war into which Europe has been plunged. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproducti...

This book contains Thomas. H. Mawson's 1912 gardening manual, "The art & craft of garden making". This volume constitutes the definitive guide to gardening, and includes information and tips on a vast range of subjects. Contents include: "The Practice of Garden Design", "The Choice of a Site and its Treatment", "Entrances and Carriage Courts", "Gates and Fences for Garden and Park", "Drives, Avenues and Service Roads", "Terraces and Terrace Ga...

In 1901, Thomas Mawson (1861-1933) first published 'The Art and Craft of Garden Making', now regarded as the foundation of modern landscape architecture. By 1926, it had been reprinted five times. It is this book which revealed Mawson's inspiration and gave a name to the style of work achieved by Edwin Lutyens & Gertrude Jekyll. Thomas Mawson was a prolific & influential designer who became the first president of the Institute of Landscape Arc...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.