Clarence C Cook (52 results)

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Cloth. Condition: Fine Copy. Fine hardcover copy, 206 pp., some B/W illustrations.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Clean, tight copy in original hardcover binding. Beautifully illustrated boards with no dust jacket. Interior has numerous B&W illustrations.

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Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. A Description of the New York Central Park. Book.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1979 Hardcover Interior clean except for a small name of previous owner. Binding tight. Boards VG.

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. A new facsimile edition of a classic work on New Yorks architectural masterpieceCentral Park Central Park receives millions of visitors every year, tourists and locals alike. A Description of the New York Central Park, published in 1869, is recognized today as the most important book about the park to appear during its early years. The lively, often wry, text was written by Clarence C. Cook, a distinguished Victorian art critic, while the illustrations were drawn by the popular Albert Fitch Bellows. The author and artist examine many sites in the park that survive to this day as well as features that have vanished over time. In a new Introduction, Maureen Meister reveals how the book came about. In the mid-1860s, the parks designers, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, were battling to defend their plan. Of greatest concern was a proposal to build ornate entrances, suggestive of French imperialism. If realized, the gates would have undermined the parks natural and democratic image. At the same time, the park was threatened by a proliferation of monuments. Meister tells how Olmsted and Vaux advised Cook on what he wrote, and she has found evidence to suggest that they initiated the books publication. This book is their book. While the original volume offers much to delight the modern reader, Meisters Introduction sheds light on how the book served a greater purpose. It was published to champion Olmsted and Vaux and to advocate for their visiona dream for a magnificent public park that has come to be regarded as New York Citys achievement and a model for the nation. A facsimile reproduction of the 1869 edition, along with a new introduction by Maureen Meister. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. The most influential early book about Central park, its design principles and its construction. Clarence Cook wrote a column on the New York art scene in the New York Tribune between 1863-1869. Many scenes described no longer present in Central Park. Nicely illustrated with engravings. Facsimile of the 1869 edition. …

Condition: New. Smith, Jessie Willcox (illustrator).

Condition: VG+ wraps. reprint. 8vo. 206pp. Stiff wraps. This trade pbl reprint limited to 50 unnumbered copies.

Hardback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A paperback reprint of the 1869 edition. Very good or better in plain brown wraps.

Condition: New. In English. Smith, Jessie Willcox (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: New. Smith, Jessie Willcox (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Facsimile of the 1869 edition. Quarto. 206pp. Illustrated in black-and-white. Green cloth stamped in white on spine. Fine without dustwrapper as issued.

Original Boards. Condition: Very Good Plus. Reprit of 1869 Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 206 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Special order direct from the distributor.

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Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 39 pages. 8.50x8.46x0.28 inches. In Stock. Smith, Jessie Willcox (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Pictorial Boards. No DJ.

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Bien. Benjamin Blom, Inc., 1979 New York. Illustrations by Albert Fitch Bellows. "A facsimile edition of a classic work on New York's architectural masterpiece—Central Park. A Description of the New York Central Park, published in 1869, is recognized today as the most important book about the park to appear during its early years. The lively, often wry, text was written by Clarence C. Cook, a distinguished Victorian art critic, while the illustrations were drawn by the popular Albert Fitch Bellows. The author and artist examine many sites in the park that survive to this day as well as features that have vanished over time." 4ºm (24x16 cm) 206 págs. Cartoné ilustrado. Cubierta algo deslucida. Tostado parcial. Buen estado general.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A new facsimile edition of a classic work on New York's architectural masterpiece-Central Park Central Park receives millions of visitors every year, tourists and locals alike. A Description of the New York Central Park, published in 1869, is recognized today as the most important book about the park to appear during its early years. The lively, often wry, text was written by Clarence C. Cook, a distinguished Victorian art critic, while the illustrations were drawn by the popular Albert Fitch Bellows. The author and artist examine many sites in the park that survive to this day as well as features that have vanished over time. In a new Introduction, Maureen Meister reveals how the book came about. In the mid-1860s, the park's designers, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, were battling to defend their plan. Of greatest concern was a proposal to build ornate entrances, suggestive of French imperialism. If realized, the gates would have undermined the park's natural and democratic image. At the same time, the park was threatened by a proliferation of monuments. Meister tells how Olmsted and Vaux advised Cook on what he wrote, and she has found evidence to suggest that they initiated the book's publication. This book is their book. While the original volume offers much to delight the modern reader, Meister's Introduction sheds light on how the book served a greater purpose. It was published to champion Olmsted and Vaux and to advocate for their vision-a dream for a magnificent public park that has come to be regarded as New York City's achievement and a model for the nation.…

Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorClarence C. Cook (1828-1900) was a prominent American author and art critic. Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Cook graduated from Harvard in 1849 and settled in New York City. His other titles include The Hous.