Eldridge r johnson (1 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Near fine. First Edition. Large oblong quarto, unpaginated [58pp.], illustrated. A crisp, clean copy, near fine, in the publisher's green buckram, decorated in black and gilt. Gentle sun-fading to extremities, but a very nice example, bright and crisp internally. A wonderful document of landscape design and city planning, describing a number of proposed parks and developments for Camden, New Jersey, at a time when that city on the Delaware River was a powerhouse of industry and manufacturing. A full-spread image of the "Cooper River Parkway" partly unfolds to reveal a quite large bird's-eye view of the park. A terrific snapshot of Camden during this era. We note just a dozen copies in libraries, nearly all in the Delaware Valley. Untraced at auction.…