Cottages and villas : the birth of the garden suburb / Mireille Galinou
2010, 1st edition. New Haven, CT ; London : Yale University Press ; The Eyre Estate. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #384901
ISBN: 9780300167269
Physical description; 544 pp., illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits, 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliography (p. 525-528) and index. Contents; The Eyre family and the estate of St John's Wood -- A master plan for St John's Wood -- First steps, 1805-20 -- Early residential designs -- Creating and maintaining a garden quarter -- The community and its services -- Infrastructure -- Artists' quarter -- Spiritual St John's Wood -- Postcript -- Epilogue: from fields to tower blocks-landmarks in St John's Wood. Subjects; Eyre family. Ayers family. Garden suburbs England London. Urban design, development and planning.
Price: €65.00