Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect : A Lover of Nature and of His Kind Who Trained Himself For a New Profession Practiced It Happily and Through It Wrought Much Good
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1902. Two pristine folding maps in front and rear pockets, 1893 and 1901 of “The Metropolitan District of Boston Massachusetts," other photographs, maps, and diagrams. First edition, first printing. Publisher's green cloth, titled in gilt. Octavo. 770pp. 9" x 6.25" Light wear extremities, overall a near fine copy. Item #226549
1000 copies privately published and printed by Houghton Mifflin.
Charles Eliot’s (1859-1897) landscape writings are in the American grain, influenced by Thoreau’s persuasive philosophy of transcendentalism and rooted in the 19th century spirit of place. Don’t be intimidated by this 700 page comprehensive homage collected by his father Charles W. Eliot, President of Harvard. Anywhere is a good place to delve in, Eliot’s prose is captivating with visionary ideas budding into bigger shapes and movements, such as regional planning, ecological planting and forestry in our public parks, and the creation of land conservancies.
Calling card of Alice Bemis to front pastedown. Bemis was an influential Colorado philanthropist and Colorado Women's Hall of Fame inductee.
Price: $250.00