Redesigning the American Lawn: A Search for Environmental Harmony
New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1993. First printing. Hardcover. 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches; 216 by 143 mm. x, 166 pages. Hardcover, fine condition, in very good jacket. Bound in purple cloth with silver lettering on spine, in a bright photographic jacket. Jacket's front flap creased in two spots, not affecting text. The book describes the environmental costs of traditional, "industrial" lawns and proposes that people replace them with more sustainable and attractive designs using a variety of grasses and plants. Blurbs on the jacket's rear panel include praise from Harvard University's Edward O. Wilson and writer Bill McKibbon. Inscribed on title page by author Balmori to prominent Minnesota businessman and civic leader Ken Dayton. Illustrated with ten color plates and with black-and-white photographs and drawings. Jacket enclosed in a clear, archival-quality, removable protective cover. Item #103
ISBN: 0300054017
Price: $16.00