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Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. ROBERT ALLERTON PARK, MONTICELLO, ILLINOIS, Par Danforth, softcover, illustrated with B/W photos, 1951. ITEM CONDITION: near fine. The text block and illustrations are in fine condition with no tears, dog-ears, or marks. There is no bookplate or signature of a prior owner. Not a remainder or library book. The wraps are in very good condition (2-staple binding). Two introductory brochures included. 12 x 9, 40 pages, 13 ounces. XX [From the book] On October 14, 1946, Robert Allerton gave to the board of trustees of the University of Illinois part of his homestead, The Farms, near Monticello in Piatt County, Illinois, to be used by the university as an educational and Research Center, as a forest and a wildlife and plant life reserve, as an example of landscape architecture, and as a public park. The portion known as the woodland property, approximately 1500 acres in extent, has been named Robert Allerton Park. In the heart of the rolling black soiled Woodlands of the Sangamon Valley, Robert Allerton fashioned one of the most beautiful estates in the Middle West. Here, through the ministry of architecture, sculpture, and landscape design, he illustrated how art and nature may be blended for the delight and edification of man. Here he created a series of gardens, formal and informal, each a splendid example of garden craft. Embellished with statuary and ornaments acquired in his travels abroad, these gardens form exciting episodes in a walk about the place and delights for garden designers and students of landscape art.…

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Gliessman, Perry; Hamm, Ray R (illustrateur).

Etat : New. Gliessman, Perry; Hamm, Ray R (illustrateur).

Etat : New. Gliessman, Perry; Hamm, Ray R (illustrateur).

Etat : New. Gliessman, Perry; Hamm, Ray R (illustrateur).

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Gliessman, Perry; Hamm, Ray R (illustrateur).

Etat : New. Gliessman, Perry; Hamm, Ray R (illustrateur).