first edition Hardcover
1935 · Washington DC
by National Park Service; Ickes, Harold L.; Cammerer, Arno B.; Wirth, Conrad
Washington DC: Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. The original title that began to set the design standards for what we now view as "Park Service Architecture." Everything from sign standards to amphitheater design, welcome centers, picnic tables, and rustic chandeliers. Includes hundreds of photographic examples as well as measured drawings. This edition was expanded to a three volume publication in 1938 entitled "Park and Recreational Structures." Volume draws on both National Park examples as well as state and regional park facilities. Produced in a limited edition of 2,250 copies, this being copy #1614. v, 246 pp. 4to. Green cloth boards with dark brown embossed titling to cover and spine. Scuffing overall from shelf wear, fraying to head and foot of spine, text block shaken with some pages reinforced. Ex-library with catalog number in pencil on Table of Contents page, "Date Due" slip pasted to rear first free endpaper.
(Inventory #: 30744)