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Book Title: Follies in America : a History of Garden and Park Architecture
Number of Pages: 216 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 2021
Topic: Landscape, General, Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments, History / General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Architecture
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Author: Kerry Dean Carso
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
