Andrew Jackson Downing: Essential Texts

By Andrew Jackson Downing

Andrew Jackson Downing (1815-1852), a much-sought-after designer, influential writer, and editor of The Horticulturist, was an internationally known shaper of opinion. Robert Twombly has selected thirty-three essays on Architecture and Building, Landscape Gardening, Parks and Other Public Places, Village Beautification, Horticulture, and Agricultural Education, and provides an introduction to Downing's life and work and suggestions for further reading.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393733599
• ISBN13: 9780393733594
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.2"