The theory and practice of gardening
Subtitle: wherein is fully handled all that relates to fine gardens, commonly called pleasure-gardens, as parterres, groves, bowling-greens &c. ... Together with remarks and general rules in all that concerns the art of gardening.
By: Done from the French original, printed at Paris, anno 1709.  By John James.
Contributors: James, John, d. 1746, tr.; Le Blond, Jean-Baptiste-Alexandre, 1679-1719.
Publisher: Printed by G. James
Published: 1712
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
Subjects: Gardening -- Early works to 1800.; Landscape gardening -- Early works to 1800.; Landscape architecture -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Notes: "La première edition parut en 1709 sous les initials L. S. A. J. D. A.  La 2e éd. (1713 ... et une autre de 1722 ...), porte le nom d'Alexandre Le Blond, architecte de jardins, qui avait fourni un certain nombre de figures pour cet ouvrage.  L'erreur, voulue ou non, est reproduite dans d'autres éditions de La Hale et dans les traductions anglaises."--Journ. Soc. nat. hort. ser. IV, V, 6, p. 737.