Foreword Edward Bok (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. The Mountain Lake Sanctuary in Florida is famous for its Singing Tower, from which carillon chimes peal forth in musical cadence across the beautiful grounds surrounding the tower. Frederick Law Olmsted designed the sanctuary grounds, and Milton B. Medary designed the tower. This souvenir booklet, a reprint, was copyrighted in 1940 and presents an array of handsome sepia toned photographs of the tower, its interior and the grounds surrounding. as well as three beautiful color pictures (including cover). There is an appreciative introductory text by Edward W. Bok that leads into the main text, which amply describes the wonders of the Sanctuary. On the first page is a dedicatory statement: "This singing tower with its adjacent sanctuary was dedicated and presented for visitation to the American People by Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States, February the First MCMXXIX ." The pictures, throughout are lovely, including a few drawings, and a picture of a a relief frieze map of Florida. The flamingos that hang out at the lagoon of the sanctuary proudly posed for a photograph also. The book notes that the Bellmaster of the Sanctuary - a Master Carillonneur - was Anton Brees. He was Laureate of the Royal Flemish Conservatory, Belgium. Mr. Brees is shown playing the chimes. There is also a handsome photograph of Mr. Bok at the front of the book; Bok was a Pulitzer Prize winning author who, incidentally, coined the term 'Living Room'. Under his portrait is a statement by Bok : "Make you the world a bit better or more beautiful because you have lived in it -" TITLE : The Mountain Lake Sanctuary, Florida FOREWORD : Edward A. Bok TEXT : Uncredited [ Possibly written by H. M. Nornabell, the Sanctuary Director] PHOTOGRAPHS : Morse, Rittase, Geisler, Van Natta, Alexander IMPRINT : The American Foundation PLACE : Bok Tower Gardens DATE : © 1940 EDITION : Reprint : circa 1940 - 41 STATUS : OP PHYSICAL DETAILS : Paperback souvenir booklet; Contains numerous illustrations mostly photographs in sepia, two in color (three if one counts the front cover); 24 unnumbered pages (count includes dedicatory page); approximately 6 1/4" x 9 1/4"; pictorial wraps, stapled. The front cover has a paper paste-on with a color picture depicting the Sanctuary's Carillon tower. CONDITION -- VERY GOOD -- This is a previously owned book which remains clean and attractive, with the following small imperfections noted : EXTERIOR -- Mild weathering and surface rub, as well as a touch of vague, scattered spotting of no real impact; a touch of edge wear includes nicking and a small tear BINDING -- Solid INTERIOR -- Nice and clean with no marking. Illustrations display brightly.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Spine has a couple tiny splits on the upper end and is darkened. Spine lettering is illegible. Two private book plates on front endpaper.

Condition: Good. Good condition. (Florida, Lake Wales, gardens, carillons, pictorial works) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Very Good: light exterior soil. When the author signed it, on the back of the title page, he allowed the pen to rest too long at the end of the flourish, causing a black inkspot visible on the title page. No other marks. Hardcover, Black cloth spine with title patch, paper-covered boards 19.5 cm tall, 64 pp. . According to Bok's foreword, this was written by a boy; it is a tale of two ghost young teens at a sort sailing academy for young ghosts. Illustrted by the author. . Signed by Author(s).…