HOUSES AND GARDENS

BAILLIE SCOTT, Macay Hugh.  HOUSES AND GARDENS.          

London: George Newnes, 1906. Folio. Publishers green cloth, top edge gilt. xiv, 247 pages, 17 colored plates including frontispiece, 12 halftone plates. First edition.

In 1906 Baillie Scott published House and Gardens, an illustrated survey of his works which gives a detailed account of his work and ideas at this time in his career, and elegantly describes his philosophy of design.  The work is divided into two sections, the first containing Baillie Scott's philosophy of design profusely illustrated with drawings and plans.  The second section contains actual commissions including Findon, Rose Court, Blackwell, the 'House for an Art lover,' Bexton Croft, Five Gables,but also commissions from abroad including furnished rooms for Darmstadt and Mannheim.  The work concluded by a chapter on furniture.  Pages 121 to the end printed on china clay paper and contain a block of text interspersed with numerous half-tone plates.  Some slight fading and soiling.

 

$985.00