Name/Title
Helen Paige Wodell, Beginning to Garden, 1928Entry/Object ID
2007.055.001Description
1928, 104-page, hardcover children's book on gardening. Written by Helen Paige Wodell, later of the Wodell and Cottrell landscape design firm of Short Hills. Illustrated with engaging b/w sketches and some b/w photos (of Short Hills homes/gardens?). No dust jacket; hard cover is sandy-yellow and discolored along top edge, especially top right. Back cover is heavily spotted and soiled along top edge. Spine is also heavily soiled along top edge and down through text on spine. (Linen?) Cover has overall soiling and light dirt/pen/pencil marks. Pages generally clean, but lightly yellowed. Page 1 has what appears to be a fingerprint on right edge, ca. 1/3 from top. Page 6 and the glossy photo page opposite have spots along top edge. Purchased online (from ABEBooks?).Acquisition
Accession
2007.055Source or Donor
Lynne Ranieri