Le nouveau jardin; vignettes et ornements dessinés et gravés sur bois by Paul Vera.

Paris : Émile-Paul Éditeur, [1912] qSB466 .F8V4 1912 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Library.

 

 

 Rare first edition of André and Paul Vera’s book on garden planning including 35 plates and original woodcut designs by Paul Vera on the cover, headpieces and tailpieces. The book begins with two chapters on Vera’s theories on the “modern” garden followed by plans and descriptions for rustic, rose trellised and fantasy gardens along with sections on bee-keeping, fruit cultivation and garden ornament.