'Curl’s introduction is an excellent summary of Loudon’s life.  This edition is very well- produced and appropriately covered it is an invaluable document.'

'... a handsome facsimile reprint of what is undoubtedly the most important book ever written on the landscaping of cemeteries it is quite a sumptuous little book, even if one does not buy it in the deluxe edition... Dr. Curl provides an account of some of Loudon’s plans for the Southampton cemetery, noting particularly its fine arboretum...'