bloom story gardens christmas

books:

The Angel Tree: A Christmas Celebration

1 review
Linn Howard, Mary Jane Pool

Harry N. Abrams, 1994

This is a stunningly beautiful book
Each time I visit the Met at Christmas and see this exqusite creche, I am in awe at the magnitude and splendor of detail. The book was fascinating. I appreciated the in-depth history of Neapolitan artists who meticulosly hand carved the individual figures with such fastidious, detailed execution..

Gardens in the City: New York in Bloom

3 reviews
Mary Jane Pool, Betsy Pinover Schiff

Harry N. Abrams, 1999

A celebration of the garden heritage in New York City
Remarks by Gregory Long, Presdent of The New York Botanical Garden, spoken at Rockefeller University in May, 1999. "This book is truly a relevation. Who knew until Mary Jane Pool and Betsy Pinover Schiff revealed it to us, that there were so many varied and significant gardens in New York City? Who would have figured that New York City is probably the gardening capital of the world? Who ...

The Christmas Story

1 review
Mary Jane Pool, Linn Howard Selby

Harry N. Abrams, 2001

Elegant Photography
"The Christmas Story", Text selected by Linn Howard and Mary Jane Pool, with Photographs by Elliott Erwitt. Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, New York, 2001. This is an elegantly bound book, with spectacular photos of the 18th century crib created by the leading artists of the then Kingdom of Naples. This small book will make an excellent stocking stuffer. The Photographer, Elliot Erwitt, has done a ...