Apostle of Taste: Andrew Jackson Downing, 1815-1852 (Creating the North American Landscape) by Professor David Schuyler - 1996

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996-02-01. Hardcover. Good.

Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. Cloth, xii, 290 pages, illustrations, maps; 25 cm. Creating the North American Landscape Ser. Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places, Harrisonburg, Virginia. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "Apostle of Taste is the first full-length biography of Andrew Jackson Downing, the horticulturist, landscape gardener, and prolific writer on architecture who, more than any other individual, shaped middle-class taste in the United States in the two decades prior to the Civil War. Through his books and the pages of the Horticulturist, Downing preached a gospel of taste that promoted the modern or natural style of landscape design over the formal and geometric arrangements that were the hallmark of eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century gardens. In this compelling biography, illustrated with more than 100 drawings, plans, and photographs, David Schuyler explores the origins… Read More

Baltimore, Maryland, U. S. A.: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition (Number Line With The One Present). Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The Book Is Bound In Gray Cloth Over Boards With Black Lettering On The Spine. The Book Has A Tiny Tear At The Upper Spine Tip And A Light Bump To The Lower Spine Tip. The Jacket Has Light Wear With Some Creasing To The Upper Part Of The Front.

Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. Cloth. As New/As New. Large, sturdy book, lavender cloth, dark blue inside covers and adjacent end papers, four-line Unitarian Universalist church library stamp inside covers and adjacent end papers, 290 pages, illustrations throughout. DJ glossy beneath mylar, light blue with map of garden plan, antique building at middle front, illustration of Downing monument at middle back. DJ and book, both As New.

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