Bidspirit auction | Hirschfeld - Garden Art, 3

Hirschfeld - Garden Art, 3 vols. - Hirschfeld, CCL Theory of Garden Art. Vols. 1, 2 and 5 in 3 vols. Leipzig, Weidmanns Erben und Reich, 1779-85. With 3 engraved title vignettes, 142 text engravings and 1 folded copperplate engraving. 4to. Contemporary paper, leather, and half-leather bindings (partly rubbed). Ornamentstichsammlg. 3353; Rümann 445; Graesse III, 286. - First edition. - Incomplete series of the famous and important books on horticulture in the 18th century. The engravings depict temples, ruins, bridges, landscapes, as well as country houses and pleasure palaces. - Occasionally slightly foxed, volume 2 with the owner's handwritten inscription by 'J. Countess von Schweinitz'.