The Park and the Town: Public Landscape in the 19th and 20th Century

New York: Frederick A Praeger , 1966. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 9.5" by 7" . Not Stated . A bright first edition of George F Chadwick's study of 19th and 20th century park planning and design. The first edition of this work. A scarce volume, rarely seen in commerce. Concerned with the contribution of landscape gardening, architecture, town planning, and governmental policy to the design of parks, and how parks are to be considered among the finest and most characteristic products of their age. Written by George F Chadwick. With photographs, drawings and plans of European and American parks.  From the library of Doctor Malcolm Higgs, an important architectural historian who worked as an assistant architect to Stirling & Gowan, working on their particularly renowned Leicester University Engineering Laboratory. During his long career he taught at the University of Edinburgh School of Architecture, Canterbury School of Architecture, and University of Nottingham. Later in his life he was the Vice-President and Honorary Librarian of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and contributed and edited the "Journal of Architecture". In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with light bumping to head and tail of spine. Dust wrapper unclipped and excellent with minor shelf wear only, minor closed tear to front wrap tape repaired internally, not affecting externals. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine