CZARTORYSKA Izabella - Miscellaneous thoughts on the way of establishing gardens. 1807.

[CZARTORYSKA of Fleming Izabella] - Miscellaneous thoughts on the manner of establishing gardens. By I.C. [crypt]. 2nd ed. Wroclaw 1807. druk. W. B. Korn. 4, pp. IV, 70, [2], 56, plates 28 [including one colored, 3 fold-outs]. bound in period leather.
Banach 19. Minor staining of pages, minor folds of two plates, first plate excessively clipped - only part of stenciled signature preserved, part of engravings clipped inside frame. Co. ex-libris. On title page, handwritten dedication from the time: "From Vincent and Magdalena Dobiecki to dear Anielka for a carol, 24/12 44", stamp. A. Dobiecka. Title page engraved, unlike the first edition of 1805. Engravings mostly done by Jan Z. Frey, some signed on plate. The main text is followed by a "Catalogue of trees, shrubs, plants and flowers" with separate pagination. One of the most beautifully published Polish books of the empire era.
"A fervent love of nature, the ability to feel it poetically and a great aesthetic sense, factors that guided the Duchess in arranging Powązki and Puławy, also influenced the writing of the work on gardens. Great importance in the creation of this book must be attributed to Father Delille, the author of the work on gardens, whom she, like Lavatera, met during her travels abroad, and to whom she sent a description of Pulawy, later included in his work. The Duchess's work, intended for both the poor and the wealthy, seeks to turn villages and neighborhoods into gardens and orchards that would make life and work in the countryside more pleasant. To this end, the author gives a number of practical tips on gardening" (PSB).