New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. xviii, 373 pp. 8vo. Light scuffing and small chips at edges of dust jacket, now in mylar cover. Slight bumping to cover boards, clean within, black remainder mark on base of text block. Very Good / Very Good. More
London/New York: Gaia Books/Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. Wraps. First Edition. First Printing. 144 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy. Small spot on the rear panel of the limited edition wrapper, some scuffing.
In addition to the original cover, this edition has a separate heavy paper wrap with a labyrinth design blind embossed on front and rear panel, this limited edition cover is noted in pencil along the rear edge and signed by the author, "TES '09//Portland OR//Jim Buchanan//9/50" This edition is also inscribed by the author on the title page. Very Good / Very Good. More
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1969. Hardcover. First Edition. 202 pp. 4to. Green cloth boards with gold embossed titling. Very light foxing within, otherwise sharp and clean. Small red remainder mark at base of text block. Very Good. More
Boston, MA: City of Boston, 1888. Hardcover. First Edition. 127 pp. 8vo. Brown cloth publisher's binding with gold embossed city seal on cover, scuffing to exterior boards. Front pastedown gutter has torn, but still tight to text block. Interior clean with slight darkening of paper from age. Photographs illustrate some of the projects, with early water staining.
A significant report in that it contains 20 page report (pp. 51-71) by Frederick Law Olmsted outlining the city's progress in planning for open space, public usage, and improvements. A large onionskin folding map shows the greater Boston areas, bay islands, and is keyed to parts of the report. A large folded map is laid in that details the Back Bay Fens in a plan provided by Frederick..... More
Washington DC: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 2000. Hardcover. First Edition. 284 pp. 4to. Slight wear and scuffing to dust jacket, small 3/4" tear at upper left corner of dustjacket, now in mylar cover. Green cloth boards with gold embossed titling to spine. Clean within. Fine / Very Good. More
Boston, MA: Lamson, Wolffe and Company, 1898. Hardcover. First Edition. 23 pp. 57 Plates. Oblong 8vo. Crisp green cloth boards with gold embossed titling to cover. Interior very clean with two ownership stamps on front pastedown and copyright page of Marvin I. Adleman (1933-2017), longtime professor of landscape architecture at Cornell University. Three folding maps at rear tipped in: Stony Brook Reservation, Middlesex Fells, and Blue Hills. Stony Brook Reservation has a small tear at crease and in Very Good condition; two remaining maps are Fine.
A fascinating publication by the Olmsted Firm that includes a short report by Eliot but is illustrated by 51 photographic plates that illustrate current conditions at the time of the report. Following the photograhs are six drawings, four of..... More
Amhers, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 1968. Hardcover. First Edition. 114 pp. 4to. Minor sunning and scuffing to dust jacket, now in mylar cover. Brown cloth boards with signature of Frederick Law Olmsted embossed in black on cover, black embossed titling to spine. Clean within.
An important early work on the life and work of Frederick Law Olmsted. Fine / Very Good. More
Batavia, IL: Ball Publishing, 2006. Hardcover. Second Edition. xviii, 422 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy. No dust jacket, as issued. Fine. More
Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 2005. Hardcover. First Edition. xxii, 232 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / fine. More
Washington DC: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1990. Hardcover. First Edition. vi, 214 pp. 4to. Dust jacket has clean, sharp, and in mylar cover. Green cloth boards with gold embossed titling. Clean within. Fine / Fine. More
Washington DC: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1992. Hardcover. First Edition. 402 pp. 4to. Slight wear and scuffing to dust jacket, "13" & "1989" written on base of spine in ink, now in mylar cover. Green cloth boards with gold embossed titling to spine. Clean within. Fine / Very Good. More
Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, 2002. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. xviii, 283 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
From the dust jacket, "This volume delves into questions of beauty and ideas of nature expressed in the visual and literary arts of Japan as well as notions of taste and creativity in garden making. It goes beyond the popular understanding of Japanese gardens and locates them in a larger social and cultural context..." Fine / Fine. More
Fargo, ND: The North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1991. Hardcover. First Edition. viii, 300 pp. 8vo. Some wear and scuffing to dust jacket, now in mylar cover. Clean within. Previous owner's name in ink on front pastedown.
Inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine / Very Good. More
Hardcover. 319 pp. Folio. Dust jacket has very slight wear at edges. Interior clean with light staining along foredge of text block. Paper coverd slipcase with design in Fine condition. Very Good / Very Good. More
Camden, ME: Down East Books, 2009. Hard Cover. First Edition. First Printing. 216 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
Washington DC: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1995. Hardcover. First Edition. vi, 321 pp. 4to. Dust jacket has an "XV" written in faint ink at the foot of the spine, otherwise clean, sharp, and in mylar cover. Green cloth boards with gold embossed titling. Clean within. Fine / Very Good. More
Cambridge, MA: The University Press, 1913. Wraps. First Edition. v, 54 pp. Folio. Brown heavy paper wraps with title in dark brown. "Olmstead" [sic} written in ink on upper left corner of front cover, slight soiling, small paint spot at lower right corner. Olmsted Office stamp from 1964 at lower right corner of first free endpaper, interior very clean.
Frederick Law Olmsted Jr's (Senior died in 1903) recommendations for updating civic infrastructure at the outset of the 20th century for Newport, Rhode Island. The Olmsted Family and their landscape planning firm had a long history with Newport, even then, so it is likely that many of these recommendations were enacted. Very Good. More
Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1977-2007. Hardcover. First Edition. The Formative Years, 1822-1852 (Volume I), Second Printing, 1983, xx, 423 pp.; Slavery and the South 1852-1857 (Volume II), First Printing, xxi, 503 pp.; Creating Central Park, 1857-1861 (Volume III), First Printing, xxvii, 470 pp.; Defending the Union, 1861-1863 (Volume IV), First Printing, xxv, 757 pp.; The California Frontier, 1863-1865 (Volume V), First Printing, xxvi, 8vo pp.; The Years of Olmsted, Vaux & Company, 1865-1874 (Volume VI), First Printing, xxvii, 729 pp. Parks, Politics, and Patronage 1874-1882 (Volume VII), First Printing, xxiv, 756 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copies with light scuffing to dust jackets, now in mylar covers. A heavy set, will require additional postage.
An important run of the Papers of Frederick Law..... More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1922. Hardcover. First Edition. xv, 131 pp. 8vo. Dark brown dust jacket with light scuffing overall, small 1/2" closed tear at upper left corner of front panel, now in mylar cover. Green cloth covered boards with gold embossed titling to spine, cloth and embossing as sharp as the day it was printed. Interior very clean with previous owner's name in ink on half-title page.
Rare in a dust jacket that has survived in any condition, this volume was the first in the later publication, "Forty Years of Landscape Architecture." Very Good / Very Good. More
McLean, VA: EPM Publications, Inc., 1998. Wraps. First Edition. Second Printing. 95 pp. 12mo. Clean, crisp copy. Gift inscription to previous owner on verso of half-title page.
Signed by all three authors on the half-title page. Fine. More
New York: The Monacelli Press, 2009. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 240 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
Copenhagen, Denmark: The Danish Architectural Press, 2001. Hardcover. First Edition. 175 pp. 4to. Dust jacket has very light scuffing from shelf wear, now in mylar cover. Clean and crisp within.
A very rare volume that details the life and work of Danish landscape architect and professor of landscape architecture, Carl Theodor Sorensen (1893-1979). Fine / fine. More
Brookline, MA: Chronicle Steam Press, 1881. Hardcover. First Edition. 83, iv pp. 8vo. Brown cloth publisher's binding with gold embossed Town seal on cover, paper label to spine. Paper label has chipping and losses, scuffing to exterior boards. Front pastedown gutter has torn, but still tight to text block. Interior clean.
A significant town report in that it contains a large color folding plate and 6 page letter from Olmsted detailing his plan for the improvement of Muddy River and a promenade from Jamaica Pond to the Boston Common. The Brookline section was a crucial component of what would become Boston's chain of parks known as The Fenway. Very Good. More
Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. x, 311 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
Washington DC: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1996. Hardcover. First Edition. 288 pp. 4to. Dust jacket clean and crisp, now in mylar cover. Green cloth boards with gold embossed titling, very minor dust staining to foredge of text block.
An important and somewhat scarce resource on the stunning gardens of the Mughal Empire (1526-1857). The Mughal Empire controlled much of South Asia, stretching from Afghanistan and Kashmir through Bangladsh and South India, the very finest garden being the Taj Mahal. Fine / Fine. More