Brookes John Introduction (3 results)
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Seller: Paisleyhaze Books, New Hartford, CT, U.S.A.Paisleyhaze Books
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Smithmark hardcover in dust jacket, 1994, 1st edition/1st printing, jacket price $35.00, unused and carefully stored, No remainder marks/tears or other defects, as New/Fine; We will add a custom fitted new mylar cover, bubble-wrap the book and ship it in a B…OX with delivery confirmation/tracking.
Garden Design: History, Principles, Elements, Practice
Douglas, William Lake, et al.; Brookes, John (Introduction by)
Language: English
Published by Simon and Schuster; A Touchstone Book, New York, 1984
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Seller: LEFT COAST BOOKS, Santa Maria, CA, U.S.A.LEFT COAST BOOKS
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. Cloth, 224 pages, illustrations (some colour); 27 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. A large-format coffee-table book. Richly illustrated… with colour plates. *** "Presents the art of garden design and examines the variety of styles with advice from the world's finest designers on how you can translate essential elements of style into your own garden. Contains all the information and ideas a gardener could wish for in a one-volume compendium." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: A GARDEN PROGRESS. Prologue; In the beginning; Ancient Egypt; Greece; Rome; Islamic influences; Oriental garden arts; Medieval Europe; Renaissance progress; The French idea; The English landscape garden; Old World influences in the New World; Nineteenth century Romanticism; The English flower garden; The Twentieth century. DISCOVERING YOUR STYLE. A matter of style; The parterre; The outdoor room; The country cottage; The Oriental style; The wild garden. A SENSE OF PLACE. Introduction; Landmarks; Landings; Entries; Corridors; Vertical changes; Exploration; Gatherings; Dining; Play space; Water and play; Contemplation; Workplaces. ELEMENTS OF THE GARDEN. Paving; Turf and ground covers; Steps; Walls and fences; Gates and windows; Structures; Seats and benches; Water; Ornaments; Light; The plant palette. DESIGNER'S CHOICE. Luis Barraga n; John Brookes; Roberto Burle Marx; Pamela Burton; A.E. Bye; Engel/GGP; Falcon & Bueno; Barbara Fealy; Innocenti & Webel; Dan Lister; Dianna McGuire; Oehme, Van Sweden & Associates; Russell Page; Michael Van Valkenburgh. GARDEN WISDOM. General planning; Basic understandings; The young garden; Revision and restoration. Size: 4to.
Garden Design: History, Principles, Elements, Practice
Douglas, Frey, Johnson, Littlefield, Van Valkenburgh ; principal photographer, Derek Fell. ; introduction by John Brookes ; Douglas, William Lake. ; American Society of Landscape Architects. Publication Board ; Bill Lagan, Richard Boddy, Mary Forsell, Nona Humphrey; Pamela Burton, Karen Bussolini, Kate Bader, Langdon Clay, John E Eisley, Richard Fish, Tom Haar, Jerry Harpur, Norman K Johnson, Dana Levy, Michael McKinley, Josephine Zeitlin
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- First Edition
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.Joseph Valles - Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 224 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. ; ISBN 9780671479930, 0671479938 ; OCLC 473446513 ; LCCN 84001319 ; LC SB473 .G288 1984 ; Dewey 712/.6 ; "A Quarto book." ; green cloth in color photographic dustjacket ; Presents the art of garden design and examines the var…iety of styles with advice from the world's finest designers on how you can translate essential elements of style into your own garden. Contains all the information and ideas a gardener could wish for in a one-volume compendium. ; "Whether your garden is a city window box or acres of country land, here is the idea book that will help make it flourish. The art of garden design is lavishly presented and a wide variety of styles treated, with advice from the world's finest designers on how you can translate essential elements of style into your own garden." ; remainder mark on bottom of textblock ; FINE/FINE. Book.
