Dream Pools & Gardens [Hardcover]

Francisco Asensio Cerver (Author), Francisco Asensio Cerver (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1999

Published in an oversized format to best showcase more than 400 stunning color photographs, Dream Pools & Gardens features nature-inspired shapes, classical designs, and modern pools where the water appears to tumble off the end of the earth.

An engaging text details the basic design form of each project, highlighting theft innovative features and imaginative details, including the surrounding gardens and landscaping, which are often as glorious as the pool itself.

Perfect for homeowners searching for design ideas and interior designers looking for fresh inspiration, Dream Pools & Gardens is both a useful tool and a gorgeous wish book.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Spanish

Product Details

• Hardcover: 206 pages
• Publisher: Stewart Tabori & Chang; First edition (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556709072
• ISBN-13: 978-1556709074
• Product Dimensions: 13.1 x 10 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,418,870 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, July 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dream Pools & Gardens (Hardcover)

I eagerly awaited the arrival of this book. Unfortunately, I found it to have little garden information, pictures which lacked good perspective and a narrative which was weakly written and included only sketchy details. "Reflections on Pools" is a much better book.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm a Picture Person, May 7, 2000

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Meg (Mountain View, California United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dream Pools & Gardens (Hardcover)

Well, I am totally a picture person, and I found this book to be astonishing, I loved almost every pool I saw, there was some gardening pictures, but not that many, but i was personally looking for pools, that's probably why they titled it "POOLS and gardens". But if you love pictures and seeing other people's interpretations of beautiful scenery and living dreams, then i assure you that you will love this book!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating surreal images coupled with lack of substance, March 18, 2000

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Alex (College Park, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dream Pools & Gardens (Hardcover)

Dream Pools and Gardens does not supply any intelligible narrative and merely bombards the mind with image after image of mind-boggling pools. Was that the book's original purpose and goal? I certainly hope so.