Never Ask Permission : Elisabeth Scott Bocock of Richmond : A Memoir.

Hitz, Mary Buford, 1941- [blurbs, Guy Friddell, Anne Firor Scott, Edwin M Yoder, Anne Hobson Freeman, Hodding Carter III; portrait, Sonia Fox]

Published by Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia , 2000., 2000

About this Item

[1st edition] ; xiv, 233 pp. : illustrated ; 25 cm. ; ISBN: 0813919932 ; 9780813919935 ; LCCN: 00-25951 ; OCLC: 43656963 ; LC: F234.R553; Dewey: 975.5/451043/092 ; green cloth with gold lettering in photographic dustjacket ; SIGNED presentation by author on flyleaf obverse ; "Some cities, through hardship or glory or a combination of both, produce extraordinary women. Richmond.produced a galaxy of such characters.Elisabeth Bocock's vision was of a city that would take historic preservatio n seriously, and of a society that would accept the importance of conservation.she played the dual roles of visionary and bulldozer. While coming from a tradition of strong southern women, Elisabeth Bocock used tactics that were unique ."--jacket ; FINE/FINE.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Never Ask Permission : Elisabeth Scott Bocock of Richmond : A Memoir.
• Publisher: Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia , 2000.
• Publication Date: 2000
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Catalog 65 - History