Gardening.- [Dezallier d'Argenville (Antoine)] The Theory and Practice of Gardening, first English edition, translated by John James, 32 engraved plates, folding or double-page, (1 or 2 with short split at foldline, slightly into image, some on paper stubs), title printed in red and black, Royal Privilege f. opposite title, list of subscribers, errata f., very occasional light worming to lower margin, occasional light foxing or surface staining, mostly marginal, contemporary calf, gilt, old repairs to joints, [ESTC T113534; Henrey 426 & II, pp.491-95], 4to, by Geo. James, 1712.

⁂ "The first important book on garden design to appear in England in the eighteenth century" (Henrey).

The work, with plates after designs by Alexandre Le Blond, popularized the manner of Le Nôtre and his school in the laying out of ornamental gardens: parterres, bosquets, fountains, basins and cascades. André Le Nôtre (1613-1700) designed or redesigned the gardens of Versailles, the Tuileries and Fontainebleau. The book ran to 11 editions in three languages.