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Title: Beatrix: The Gardening Life of Beatrix Jones Farrand 1872-1959

Synopsis
Beatrix Farrand, friend of Henry James and niece of Edith Wharton, worked as a consultant and designer for more than 200 gardens, including Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C., and on the campuses of Yale and Princeton Universities. Brown, using Farrand's own drawings and plans along with photographs, places her among American's preeminent landscape designers, and describes her as one of the creators of an original American style.

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Language:        English

Size
Weight:        3.3 Pounds
Height:         11.5 Inches
Width:          9.3 Inches
Thickness:    1 Inches


Publisher Notes
Celebrates the life and career of the preeminent landscape designer who created gardens for the Rockefellers, Morgans, Whitneys, and McCormicks.

Industry Reviews
"[This is] a handsome book with generous illustrations, photographs, garden plans and charming drawings of walls and ornaments...Ms. Brwon's overview of Beatrix Jones Ferrand's career is engrossing but still lacks the overall elegance of a Farrand landscape."


Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Beatrix: The Gardening Life of Beatrix Jones Farrand 1872-1959 and it was written by Jane Brown. This edition of Beatrix: The Gardening Life of Beatrix Jones Farrand 1872-1959 is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is February 1995 and it has a suggested retail price of $50. There are pages in the book and it was published by Viking Pr. The 10 digit ISBN is 0670832170 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780670832170. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.