[GARDENS] BOITARD, Pierre. Traite de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins....following on from l'almanach du bon jardinier, 5th edition entirely revised. Paris, Audot, 1839. 2 volumes 8° oblong, half ochre basane binding, smooth spine, red title page, covers preserved (later binding). Text volume: pp. XI including title and frontispiece (pl. 29 of the plates volume), 225 pp; plates volume: 161 plates (including 22 bis). Text on two columns, negligible foxing. The most complete edition of this botanical work attributed to Pierre Boitard (1789 - 1859), a French botanist and geologist. The plates show plants from gardens, flowerbeds, groves, mills, Italian factories, mazes, villages, farms, doors, windows, etc. Slight foxing