Garden Party - Collected Writings 1979-1999
by Strong, Roy
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0711214581
- ISBN 13
- 9780711214583
- Seller
-
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London UK: Frances Lincoln. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 0711214581 . Signed by Author; Back fore corners lightly bumped otherwise as new ; Bright solid book. Signed by the author on the title page. A few B&W illustrations, a 2 inch wide band wrapped around book, stating signed copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 224 pages; "A collection of Sir Roy Strong's articles on all aspects of gardens and gardening. A mixture of old and new, the articles offer lively insights and embrace a wide cultural perspective. From "what is a garden?", Strong moves on to look at the art of gardening in relation to other arts such as embroidery, cookery, history and politics. He takes the reader to Italy, France and Spain as well as to Berkshire, Wales and Scotland." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21797
- Title
- Garden Party - Collected Writings 1979-1999
- Author
- Strong, Roy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0711214581
- ISBN 13
- 9780711214583
- Publisher
- Frances Lincoln
- Place of Publication
- London UK
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- 0711214581, Gardening
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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