139 - THOUIN, Gabriel.

THOUIN, Gabriel. [Detailed Plans of All Types of Gardens] (Paris: published by the author, Vilquin, and others, 1820). Small folio (44 x 29 cm), (2) folios of Preface, and 44 plates out of 57, numbered 1 through 50 (missing 24 and 25; 37; 40; 45; 49). Loose sheets in a 19th-century green half-cloth folder with corner pieces (a few foxing spots on some plates and some edges slightly tarnished or creased, marginal defects including water stains). A collection of 44 large black-and-white lithographs, mainly by C. Motte after compositions by Gabriel Thouin (1754–1829), and a two-leaf preface with “Table of the Genres, Sections, and Types of Gardens.” Plates 1, 6, 10, 19, 22, 23, and 26 are by Bernard, and plates 15, 33, 38, and 39 are by Langlumé; plate 43 is unsigned. A reference work on gardens featuring a wide variety of illustrated designs, including, notably, a romantic Chinese garden, herb gardens, designs for royal and botanical gardens, an English-style garden orifice, and a vegetable garden. The plates are generally in good condition. Berlin Cat. 3483.