The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted, Volume III: Creating Central Park 1857-1861

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1983. Hardcover. Brown cloth, brown ill. DJ. xxvii, 470 pp. Many bw ills. VG/G. Volume clean, pages crisp, covers show very little wear. Jacket has edge tears at top of spine and front cover fold. Item #136936
ISBN: 0801827515

Describes the evolution of the "Greensward" plan and relates Olmsted's struggles with laborers, politicians, and park commissioners to realize his conception of the park. Has the full text of the Greensward report and publishes the complete set of before and after views that Olmsted and Vaux submitted with their plan. --book jacket. Quite scarce.

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