Behind Those Garden Walls in Historic Savannah de Louisa Farrand Wood - 1982

Savannah Georgia: Historic Savannah Foundation, 1982. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good +. F/VG+/1st ed. This is the first book to be written about gardens of Historic Savannah. Gardens have flourished here, faded away and flourished again for two hundred and fifty years. Today, with the renaissance of the old city, gardens are once more taking their place beside the old houses. This volume contains fasincation bits of horticultural intelligence such as the native habitat of plants, as well as the landscape architectual designs of many of Savannah's oldest and most important homes. Book Condition is Fine; clean and unmarked, with white slick pages. 80pp. First Edition. Contains Horticultural Charts by James White Morton III, Landscape Drawings by Louise Yancy, and Paintings by Ray G. Ellis. Bibliography and Botanical Nomenclature; botanical and common names for plants are listed. Dust Jacket is Very Good+; excellent color with several small closed tears to front panel. One large chip. Cleaned and covered with a removable mylar dust jacket.