Green Oasis In Brooklyn

Brooklyn: The Evergreens Cemetery, 2008 A chatty and fun history of Brooklyn's other cemetery, the Evergreens Cemetery, a "rural cemetery" established in Brooklyn in 1849. With grounds designed by Andrew Jackson Downing and the gatehouse, chapel, and monuments by Alexander Jackson Davis. With the usual roll-call of buried socialites, politicians, scoundrels, and show business celebrities. First edition. 30 cm; 300… Read more about this item

Kittery Point: Seapoint, 2008. hardcover. fine/very good(+). Druse, Ken. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs by Ken Druse. 300 pages, 4to, black cloth, d.w., very slightly battered at edges. Kittery Point: Seapoint Books, (2008). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by the author.<br/><br/>

Seapoint Books, 2008. 301 pp. This is the special story of a special place. "A green oasis for the refreshment of the city's soul and body" is how the architect Andrew Jackson Downing described an ideal landscape. And he he created one at The Evergreens Cemetery in historic Brooklyn, New York. Always engaging, at times surprising, sometimes even quirky, this… Read more about this item

UsedAcceptable. The dust jacket is torn. Cover/Case has some rubbing and edgewear. Access codes, CD's, slipcovers and other accessories may not be included.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.