Beatrix: The Gardening Life of Beatrix Jones Farrand 1872-1959 (FIRST EDITION)
New York: Viking, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Beatrix Jones Farrand is one of America's greatest landscape gardeners of the early 20th century whose clients included the Rockefellers, the Morgans, and the White House. Generous use of black and white and full color photography of her work are included. The volume is, as well, a biography of Beatrix's life--her childhood in Bar Harbor, Maine, her marriage to Max Farrand, and her said decline following his death. Frontispiece, [xv] Acknowledgements, List of Illustrations, Lists of Commissions, Appendices, Notes, Index,, 252 pp.
CONDITION: Moss green hardcopy, gilt title on spine. Upper front and rear corners lightly bumped. Text free of writing. Pictorial dust jacket featuring Beatrix's landscaping and photograph. Title on cover and spine; light shelf wear. Full refund if not satisfied. Near Fine / Near Fine.
11.5"x9"x1"
Item #077737
Price: $125.00