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San Rafael: Writers Center of Marin, 2002. First. Softcover. New. Maggie Agro. A collection of essays by the well-known Marin County Master Gardeners, featuring practical advice on how to maintain a garden in the Bay Area. Essays on topics ranging from "Good Bugs for Rose Pests" to "Drought Tolerant Ferns" to "Preparing the Garden for Winter," with each offering advice and guidance with a friendly and approachable style. An excellent resource.

Antique Collectors Club, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. A necessary reference for any devotee of the Arts and Crafts movement. Charles Francis Annesley Voysey was a leading designer in the Arts and Crafts movement. Not only an architect, Voysey was also a furniture and textile designer of wallpaper, fabrics, and furnishings in the Arts and Crafts style. Karen Livingstone, the author, is a curator and Head of Projects at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and is well published in the Arts and Crafts domain. The publisher tells us, "Perhaps the most recognized and influential designer of his age, Voysey designed over one hundred bookplates, badges and greetings cards. The focus of the book is the collection of these designs from Voysey's own personal archive. Only a very few of these designs have been published to date, and never as a completed collection. Beautiful to look at and full of interesting symbolism, each design encapsulates the spirit and underlying principles which… Read More