The Essential Earthman: Henry Mitchell on Gardening
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1981. Hardcover. Green boards, greyish ill. DJ. 244 pp. Scattered bw ills. More
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1981. Hardcover. Green boards, greyish ill. DJ. 244 pp. Scattered bw ills. More
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2009. Hardbound. Color pictorial boards, 192 pp, profuse color images. From the publisher: "Studies in repetition and order, orchestrations of movement in the landscape, and elements placed in geometric conversation," is how author Mary Myers describes the twenty-five-year career of San Francisco-based landscape architect Andrea..... More
[Boston, Mass.]: National Park Service, North Atlantic Regional Office, [1990s}. Softcover. White & color illus. stapled wraps, 20 pp., BW & color illus. A report prepared to offer options for managing and interpreting the Weir Farm of Wilton, Connecticut, a National Park site established in 1990. Includes information about its..... More
Boston, Mass. National Park Service, North Atlantic Regional Office, 1990. Softcover. Color illus. stapled wraps, 84 pp., 8 BW illus., 5 color plates, maps. The report prepared in order to establish Weir Farm of Wilton, Connecticut, as a National Park. Includes a narrative outlining the significance of the site and..... More
Altadena, California: Knight Pub. Co., 1958. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with black lettering and illustration; bw illustrated title page; 224 pp; bw illustrations. "over a quarter century ago the author created the first lights in forms natural to garden surroundings, becoming the father of garden lighting as an art, as..... More
New York: Clarkson Potter, 1998. Hardcover. Pale green boards, green ill. DJ. 240 pp. Profuse color plates. Features the gardens created by women from around the United States. Lavishly illustrated. More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1915. Original edition. Hardcover. Blue-gray cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover; gilt decoration on front cover; gilt top edges, 347 pp., 48 BW plates. Landscape architect Samuel Parsons Jr. (1844-1923) offers his expertise in this volume. Parsons was a founding member of..... More
New York: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1999. Hardcover. Green cloth, yellowish ill. DJ. 439 pp. Numerous color and bw plates. Author recounts how the flower arrived from Turkey and took the whole of Western Europe by storm. More
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 2005. Softcover. Black & color illus. wraps, French flaps, 168 pp., 233 color illus., 84 BW illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2005 exhibition. "Looks at twenty-three remarkable examples of designed open spaces -- found throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and the..... More
[Montreal]: Les Editions de l'Homme, 2004. Softcover. Goldenrod & color illus. wraps, French flaps, 180 pp., profusely illus., chiefly in color. "Located on the banks of the Metis River and facing the St. Lawrence, the magnificent Reford Gardens attract thousands of visitors annually from around the world. These gardens are..... More
Mexico: Banamex-Accivla, 1994. Hardcover. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering and illustration; colorfully illustrated DJ with black and brown lettering and illustration; colorfully illustrated endpapers; colorful frontispiece(photograph); 382 pp; richly illustrated primarily in color. Text in Spanish. More
Softcover. Greyish pictorial wraps. 94 pp. 69 bw ills. Text and exhibit prepared by Patricia Tice. Includes examples of ads, tools, garden plans, photographs, and ornaments to convey the popularity of gardening. More
New York: Vendome Press, 2017. Hardcover. Colofrully illustrated paper boards with white lettering; colorfully illustrated DJ with gilt, white and blue lettering; colorfully illustrated endpapers; 324 pp; richly illustrated throughout. "Cool breezes, miles of pristine beaches, and vast, open farmland have long attracted visitors to Long Island's South Fork, known..... More
Richmond, VA: The James River Garden Club, 1930. Hardcover. Green cloth with gold lettering. xxiv, 376 pp. Profuse bw ills. Heavily illustrated and annotated compilation of notable gardens found throughout Virginia. Garden diagrams are included with each entry. More
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1870. Hardbound. Green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration; 618 pp. with more than 200 plates and engravings. Covers suburban home grounds (18 chapters); trees, shrubs, and vines (6 chapters); and with a key to symbols and an appendix. More
Tolland, Connecticut: Clinton Press, Circa 1992. Softcover. Green illustrated, stapled wraps with black lettering; 84 pp. with bw; illustrations. History and descriptions of the gardens at Caprilands, including garden plans, a map of the property, and recipes for afternoon tea. More
New York: Monacelli Press, 2001. Hardbound. Green boards with silver lettering; black dj with color photographic illustration and white lettering; 231 pp. with profuse color and bw illustrations; with mylar cover. Beautiful photographs, historic drawings, and excellent text about the famed home, now a research and study center, but especially..... More
New York: Abrams, 2004. Hardbound. Pale green boards with darker green lettering and decoration; color dj with brown spine and brown and green lettering; 216 pp. with 167 illustrations, 148 in color. Documents the history of the movement's diverse attitudes toward landscape architecture and brings a fresh perspective and wealth..... More
Washington, DC: Athenaeum of Philadelphia/Dumbarton Oaks, 1989. Hardbound. Green cloth boards with gold lettering, 329pp, numerous BW illustrations. Andrew Jackson Downing was the most important figure in garden design, cottage design, and pomology in America before the Civilo War. Almost singlehandedly he created the profession we now call landscape architecture..... More
Washington, DC: The Preservation Press, 1989. Softcover. Tall, thin, white paperback with duotone images and black/greel lettering. 244 pp. with bw illus. throughout. Profiles 21 landscape architects (Church, Eliot, Jefferson, Nolen, Olmsted, Peets, etc.) who have had a significant impact on how the USA looks, paired with descriptions of 21..... More
San Francisco, Calif. William Stout Publishers, 2005. Hardcover. Green & gray paper boards, green & gray & illus. dust jacket, decorated flyleaves, 200 pp., many BW & color illus. "Establishes the cultural and landscape design contexts for these two great modern American gardens. An overview of the professional evolution of..... More
Cambridge, Mass. The MIT Press, 1993. Hardcover. One-third white paper boards with black cloth spine, color illus. dust jacket, 294 pp., "These twenty-three essays provide a rich forum for assessing the tenets, accomplishments, and limits of modernism in landscape architecture and for formulating ideas about possible directions for the future..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1893. Hardbound. Green cloth with floral decoration and gilt lettering; 399 pp. with no illustrations;. A garden classic; book previosly owned by Michel LeBrun, well-known American architect. More
ORO Editions, 2011. Hardcover. Color illus. boards, 294 pp., profusely illus., chiefly in color. "Examines the role of the designed landscape in answering some of the most difficult questions facing 21st century cities: How to breathe new life into dying city centers, how to create meaningful neighborhoods in rapidly growing..... More
London: Thames and Hudson, 2003. Hardcover. Green cloth, pictorial DJ. 256 pp. 213 bw and color plates. Compelling pictorial account of modern gardens. Examples from Jekyll, Sessions, Sorensen, and Jellico, among others. More