UMass Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press

Building Victorian Boston
The Architecture of Gridley J. F. Bryant
Roger Reed
"Reed's impressive study fills the missing link in Boston's nineteenth-century architectural history. "—Keith N. Morgan
Cloth, ISBN 978-1-55849-555-5
240 pp., 7" x 9" format, 72 illus., Feb. 2007

Lost Boston
Jane Holtz Kay
"An elegant architectural history, excellently illustrated. "—Washington Post

"Not just another historical picture book, this is a remarkable narrative of Boston's evolution. Kay's lively, well-researched text opens to view the many new environments that Boston assimilated while holding to old ideals."—Library Journal
Paper, ISBN 978-1-55849-527-2
352 pp., 360 illus., 2006

The Book of Shaker Furniture
John Kassay
"If you collect Shaker furniture, deal in it, or simply admire it, drop whatever you are doing and go out and buy [this book]. . . . a classic in the literature about the Shakers and their artifacts."—Antiques Journal
Cloth, ISBN 978-0-87023-275-6
288 pp., 9" x 12" format, 254 illus.
71 measured drawings, 1980

Fletcher Steele, Landscape Architect
An Account of the Gardenmaker's Life, 1885–1971
Robin Karson
REVISED EDITION
Winner of an Honor Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects
Named one of the 75 Best Garden Books by the American Horticultural Society
"A meticulously detailed, fascinating account of Steele's life and work."—Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
Paper, ISBN 978-1-55849-413-8
368 pp., 10" x 11 3/4" format, 16 color plates, 215 black-and-white illus., 2003

Henry Shaw's Victorian Landscapes
The Missouri Botanical Garden and Tower Grove Park
Carol Grove
Foreword by Peter H. Raven
Afterword by John Karel
"Offers an insightful cultural history of Shaw's landscapes, among the most important examples of the gardenesque in America. "—Forbes Book Club
Cloth, ISBN 978-1-55849-508-1
256 pp., 7" x 10" format, 150 illus., 2005
Published in association with Library of American Landscape History

A World of Her Own Making
Katharine Smith Reynolds and the Landscape of Reynolda
Catherine Howett
"Brilliantly written—uplifting and riveting—this book brings out of obscurity a 'new woman' of the South, who dedicated herself to the creation of a place called Reynolda. "—Barbara B. Millhouse
Cloth, ISBN 978-1-55849-520-3
300 pp., 7" x 10" format, 150 illus., March 2007
Published in association with Library of American Landscape History

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