The Golden Age of American Gardens: Proud Owners, Private Estates, 1890-1940

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., in association with The Garden Club of America, 1991. Hardcover. 10 by 9 1/2 inches; 260 by 250 mm. 408 pages. Hardcover, fine condition, in very good jacket. Bound in dark green cloth with gold lettering on spine and front board, with a full-color photographic jacket. The jacket's back panel has some indentations from writing instruments, and the jacket's spine is faded from cream to white. Not just another coffee-table book; the text and the gathering of the extensive illustrations both contribute serious scholarship to garden history and larger social history. 313 illustrations, including 134 in full color. Jacket enclosed in a clear, archival-quality, removable protective cover. Item #78
ISBN: 0810933586

Price: $15.00