Frederick Law Olmsted: Landscape Architect, 1822-1903 by Frederick Law Olmsted - 2009-04-10

Paperback / softback. New.

New York, NY, United States: Library of America, 2015. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. Tan cloth. First printing. A near fine copy in a near fine slipcase.

Library of America, 2015-11-16. Stated first edition. hardcover. fine/slipcase fine. 5x1x8. NOT an ex library book. Book with light brown binding. Clean pages with ribbon marker. Slipcase has no splits. Brochure laid in.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New. The biggest and best single-volume collection ever published of the fascinating and wide-ranging writings of a vitally important nineteenth century cultural figure whose work continues to shape our world today. Seaman, farmer, abolitionist, journalist, administrator, reformer, conservationist, and without question America's foremost landscape architect and urban planner, Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) was a man of unusually diverse talents and interests, and the arc of his life and writings traces the most significant developments of nineteenth century American history. As this volume reveals, the wide-ranging endeavors Olmsted was involved in--cofounding The Nation magazine, advocating against slavery, serving as executive secretary to the United States Sanitary Commission (precursor to the Red Cross) during the Civil War, championing the preservation of America's great wild places at Yosemite and Yellowstone--emerged from his steadfast commitment to what he called… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

UsedVeryGood. Minor shelf wear

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.