Hardback in very good condition with unclipped dust jacket. A few minor dints to the back cover. Signed by the author on the title page (see photos). The Pleasure gardens attached to the new town, the subscription gardens, are sometimes referred to as 'pleasure grounds', or simply as 'the New Town Gardens'. Created for the benefit of those living beside them or close by, their contribution to the overall appearance of Edinburgh's Georgian New Town and its later Victorian additions cannot be overemphasised. This extensively and thoroughly researched book is an invaluable and long-awaited companion to Edinburgh's New Town gardens from a broad mix of perspectives, including, gardening, town planning, social customs and the domestic architecture of one of Europe's most celebrated cities. Tracing the history of the gardens from the days of the Enlightenment to the present day, Connie Byrom shows that the Gardens did not evolve in the neat way that maps and plans suggest, but that their i