THE PLEASURE GARDENS OF VIRGINIA: FROM JAMESTOWN TO JEFFERSON by Martin, Peter - 1991

Princeton University Press, June 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition/ First Printing, complete number line. A little shelf worn but looks unread.

Princeton University Press, 1991-06-09. hardcover. Good/Unclipped . 7x1x10. First ed., first printing but ex-lib. with usual stamps and labels, but no envelopes; 240 p., clean and otherwise unmarked on strong paper only faintly age-toned; lavishly illustrated; binding tight; boards and pictorial d.j. very fine because well protected by Brodart cover. 8" x 10".

Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Princeton Univ Pr, (1991).. Original green cloth. Ex-library with spine label, university stamps, due date slip, Dust Jacket inside flaps with information about the book taped to endpapers, etc., else Very Good. No Dust Jacket. . Near Fine. Hard Bound. First Edition. 1991.

Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Univ of Virginia Press, 2001. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Development Of Gardening In Virginia., Near Fine Hardcover In A Near Fine Dust Jacket.240Pp Including Index. Using A Rich Assortment Of Illustrations And Biographical Sketches, Peter Martin Relates The Experiences Of Colonial Gardeners Who Shaped The Natural Beauty Of Virginia's Wilderness Into Varied Displays Of Elegance. He Shows That Ornamental Gardening Was A Scientific, Aesthetic, And Cultural Enterprise That Thoroughly Engaged Some Of The Leading Figures Of The Period, Including The British Governors At Williamsburg And The Great Plantation Owners George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, William Byrd, And John Custis. In Presenting Accounts Of Their Gardening Efforts, Martin Reveals The Intricacies Of Colonial Garden Design, Plant Searches, Experimentation, And The Problems In Adapting European Landscaping Ideas To Local Climate. These Writings… Read More

Princeton Univ Pr, 1991-06. Hardcover. Good.

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, . FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. SM QUARTO. 1991 B & W ILLUSTRATIONS SM QUARTO, , PP.240, COLONIAL GARDENERS THAT SHAPED THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF VIRGINIA S WILDERNESS INTO VARIED DISPLAYS OF ELEGANCE D20g

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, . FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. SM QUARTO. 1991 B & W ILLUSTRATIONS SM QUARTO, , PP.240, COLONIAL GARDENERS THAT SHAPED THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF VIRGINIA S WILDERNESS INTO VARIED DISPLAYS OF ELEGANCE D30e

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, . FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Fine. SM QUARTO. 1991 B & W ILLUSTRATIONS SM QUARTO, , PP.240, COLONIAL GARDENERS THAT SHAPED THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF VIRGINIA S WILDERNESS INTO VARIED DISPLAYS OF ELEGANCE D30e

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1991. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. Illustrated. Using a rich assortment of illustrations and biographical sketches, Peter Martin relates the experiences of colonial gardeners who shaped the natural beauty of Virginia's wilderness into varied displays of elegance. He shows that ornamental gardening was a scientific, aesthetic, and cultural enterprise that thoroughly engaged some of the leading figures of the period, including the British governors at Williamsburg and the great plantation owners George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, William Byrd, and John Custis. In presenting accounts of their gardening efforts, Martin reveals the intricacies of colonial garden design, plant searches, experimentation, and the problems in adapting European landscaping ideas to local climate. These writings also bring to life the social and commercial interaction between Williamsburg and the plantations, together with early American ideas about cultured living. While… Read More

1991. Fine. MARTIN, PETER. The Pleasure Gardens of Virginia: From Jamestown to Jefferson. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1991. 4to, pp.xxiv, 240, illus. in halftone from photos, drawings, old prints and plans. Index, bibliographical essay, notes. Dj. Fine/fine.