Washington's Gardens at Mount Vernon: Landscape of the Inner Man

Mac Griswold

ISBN 10: 0395929709 / ISBN 13: 9780395929704

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1999

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Inscribed by the author. First edition. NF/NF. Excellent condition with minimal wear. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed with care in a box. Seller Inventory # 050424-16

Bibliographic Details

Title: Washington's Gardens at Mount Vernon: ...

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

More than 150 full-color photographs explore the wonderful gardens at Mount Vernon in a study--based on eighteenth-century archival material--that reveals the little known aspect of America's first president as a landscaper, farmer, and gardener. 20,000 first printing. First serial, House Beautiful. Tour.

About the Author:

Mac Griswold, a garden historian, is co-author of The Golden Age of American Gardens. She writes frequently for the New York Times and many magazines, and she lectures extensively. She lives in New York City and Sag Harbor, Long Island, where she is experimenting with drought-resistant plants in her backyard.