Antiques from the Garden
by Alistair Morris
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 1870673336
- ISBN 13
- 9781870673334
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Garden Art Press/Antique Collectors Club Ltd, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1999. Second Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Fine. Pictorial end-papers; Title pages; list of manufacturers, designers & suppliers; & introduction to front. The author of this text sets out to demonstrate that a form of art is frequently to be encountered in terms of the design, innovation and imagination embodied within these garden items. As a collecting area it is in its infancy but contains all the ingredients a potential collector would choose. There is history, geography, economics, workmanship and engineering. There are makers' marks and trademarks, common, scarce and rare varieties. There are collecting areas within areas and satisfying, attractive objects of varying sizes in various materials. From asparagus forks to water barrows and bark peeling spades to thistle tongs, this book includes details and illustrations to make the reader aware of a lesser known aspect of gardening history. The comprehensive coverage includes not only decorative garden antiques - pergolas and furniture, fountains and jardinieres, but also more down-to-earth items without which a garden cannot be made - tools and watering systems, mowing machines and wheelbarrows. Sections on garden games and garden ephemera are also included. The strong illustrative content, much of it contemporary source material, highlights our rich gardening past and in so doing makes the book an invaluable research tool for students of garden and art history, as well as for collectors of 'gardenalia'. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 279 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles spine & front. Multiple copies available this title. green cloth; illustrated by colour & b/w. photo's. with b/w. drawings. Includes bibliography & list of places to visit. Quantity Available: 2. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Garden Antiques; Gardening. ISBN: 1870673336. ISBN/EAN: 9781870673334. Inventory No: 4891. . 9781870673334 This book is fairly heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Bookseller
- Bookbarrow (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4891
- Title
- Antiques from the Garden
- Author
- Alistair Morris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1870673336
- ISBN 13
- 9781870673334
- Publisher
- Garden Art Press/Antique Collectors Club Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Woodbridge, Suffolk
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- BZDB227 Antiques & Collectibles/Garden Antiques/Gardening Antiques & Collectibles; Garden Antiques; Gardening. Unbranded ISBN: 1870673336 EAN: 9781870673334 Alistair Morris Antiques from the Garden
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