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THE PASSIONATE GARDINER; English Translation by Henry Martin
by Borchardt, Rudolf
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Like New/Like New
- ISBN 10
- 0929701739
- ISBN 13
- 9780929701738
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Kingston, New York: McPherson & Company, 2006. First Edition, First Printing / Limited to 1250 Copies / #310. Cloth. Like New/Like New. 8vo, green cloth with gold lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with colorful floral pattern, dark green endpapers, Notes, Glossary, Index and Names of Plants, xii + 340 pages. Rudolf Borchardt (1877 - 1945) was a German-Jewish essayist, poet and cultural historian. He is well known for translating Dante's Divine Comedy and The Passionate Gardiner..<br /> <br /> The Passionate Gardiner (1938) is "part essay, part handbook, part treatise, part quest; it is presented with the practiced eye of a naturalist, the disciplined understanding of a philosopher, and the inspiration of a poet."-jacket.<br /> <br /> New: Very tight, bright, and clean in comparable unclipped dust jacket. No previous owner or remainder marks.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8402
- Title
- THE PASSIONATE GARDINER; English Translation by Henry Martin
- Author
- Borchardt, Rudolf
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Jacket Condition
- Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing / Limited to 1250 Copies / #310
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0929701739
- ISBN 13
- 9780929701738
- Publisher
- McPherson & Company
- Place of Publication
- Kingston, New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- history, poetry, 18th century, 19th century, essays, horticulture, history
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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