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Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Edition Given. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Cook's Delights: An Anthology of Food, Fantasy and Indulgence This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. …

Zustand: New. 2010. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

hardcover. Zustand: Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Max Press, Little Books Ltd., London, 2010. Hardcover. First edition, first impression. Waxed red cloth. Gilt lettering and gilt publisher's device to spine. Frontispiece. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Bottom edges slightly rubbed. A near fine copy in a very good dustjacket.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 392 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.88 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Yankee Magazine, 1950, Featuring As Its First "House For Sale" The House Of Robert Swan Sturtevant; Also With Seven Different Loose Engravings, Some Duplicate, For A Total Of 11 Engravings, 2 Designs Showing His House In Groton And Two Showing His House And Landscaping In Nashville, Some Used As Christmas Postcards; Also Four Small Original Photographs Showing His House In Groton In Various Stages Of Completion ( The House Was Featured Again In The September / October 2010 Issue Of Yankee). Robert Sturtevant (1892-1955) Was An American Landscape Architect And Iris Breeder. He Taught For Many Years At The Lowthorpe School Of Landscape Architecture, And He Helped To Found The American Iris Society. He Was The Only Child Of Noted Agronomist Edward Lewis Sturtevant, The First Director Of The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, And His Second Wife, Hattie (Mann) Sturtevant. Sturtevant Was Especially Close To His Much Older Half-Sister Grace, Who Would Become A Noted Iris Breeder. In 1901, They Co-Purchased An Estate In Massachusetts, Wellesley Gardens, Which Grace Made The Center Of Her Iris-Breeding Operations And Where She Educated Her Half-Brother In Horticulture. Sturtevant Graduated From Harvard College With An A.B. In 1912 And Went On To Get A Master's Degree In Landscape Architecture From Harvard In 1916. Between 1916 And 1918, He Worked As A Landscape Architect For The Firm Of Frederick Law Olmsted. After His Discharge From The U S Army In 1919, He Became An Instructor At The Lowthorpe School Of Landscape Architecture, An All-Women's School And The First Of Its Kind In The Country. In 1927, He Became The School's Director.Although He Only Headed The School For A Few Years, He Remained On The Faculty For 25 Years. When The American Iris Society Was Founded In 1920, Sturtevant Became Its First Secretary And Drafted The Society's Constitution. He Also Served As The First Editor Of The American Iris Society Bulletin, A Position He Held For 14 Years. He Edited The Ais's First Book, The Iris: An Ideal Hardy Perennial (1947). Sturtevant Was A Member Of Both The Royal Horticultural Society Of Great Britain And The American Horticultural Society. Sturtevant'S 115-Year-Old Home In Groton Was A Patched-Together Place, A Series Of Carriage And Wagon Sheds That Years Ago Had Been Turned Into "A Dwelling With Rooms Blithely Located At Five Different Levels," The Yankee Wrote. Handmade Doors Adorned The Place. There Was An Artist'S Studio, A Large "Summer" Room, And, Under Sturtevant'S Hand, A Beautifully Landscaped Yard. Sturtevant Moved To Nashville, Tennessee, In 1933 And Joined A Landscape Architecture Firm.In 1935, He Created A Landscape Design For Orton Plantation In Brunswick County, North Carolina, Not All Of Which Was Implemented And Only Some Of Which Survives Today. In 1946, He Developed Landscaping For Thirty Acres Of The Lloyd-Howe House Estate, An Area Southeast Of The Main House Known As The Clarendon Gardens.…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. A magazine for collectors and others interested in times past and in articles of daily use and adornment devised by the forefathers. Features: Wings Over Baltimore - The Bald Eagle Motif in the Great Seal of the United States; Allegro Con Spirito - Regimental Music; Jack Afloat and Susan Ashore - American Sea Expansion led to demand for prints of the romantic seafarer and his modest sweetheart in tearful farewell or joyous reunion; The Hollywood Home of Mr. and Mrs. L. Gordon White and Miss Cora Le Sueur; Four Zachary Taylor Kerchiefs; Diagnosis - Westford - classifying American offhand-blown glass; Charleston Gunsmiths; Age of Heirloom Quilts; and more. Many pages of nostalgic ads from a broad assortment of prominent dealers. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos. 56 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with above-average wear. Covers nearly detached. A worthy reference copy of this informative issue.…