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Observations on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening. Including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic Architecture, collected from various manuscripts, in the possession of the different Noblemen and Gentlemen, for whose use they were originally written; the whole tenbding to establish fixed principles in the respective arts. London: Printed by T. Bensley, for J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library, High Holborn, 1803.

Repton, Humphry. 1752-1818.

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Bonhams — Fine Books & Manuscripts: Including Highlights from Jeremy Norman, History of Science and Technology, Online, New York · 15 June 2026
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TB-2026-007112
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Repton, Humphry. 1752-1818., Observations on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening. Including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic Architecture, collected from various manuscripts, in the possession of the different Noblemen and Gentlemen, for whose use they were originally written; the whole tenbding to establish fixed principles in the respective arts. London: Printed by T. Bensley, for J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library, High Holborn, 1803. Bonhams, 15 Jun 2026, lot 361. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-007112.

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Repton, Humphry. 1752-1818., Observations on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening. Including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic Architecture, collected from various manuscripts, in the possession of the different Noblemen and Gentlemen, for whose use they were originally written; the whole tenbding to establish fixed principles in the respective arts. London: Printed by T. Bensley, for J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library, High Holborn, 1803. Bonhams, 15 Jun 2026, lot 361. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-007112.

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