Arts of Asia.March - April 1984, with signed article by Sir Peter Smithers
by Arts of Asia Publications
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
Kowloon, Hong Kong: [Arts of Asia Publications], , 1984. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. magazine. march- April 1984 issue, in very good cond. contains 7 pp article "Moutan ( Tree Peony) by Sir Peter Smithers, one of the Twentieth Centuries Greatest Gardners. Smithers a war-time friend of Ian Flemming claimed by some to be the model for 007 James Bond.During his long and colourful life, Yorkshire-born Sir Peter had been a naval intelligence agent, politician, diplomat, barrister and scholar. But his first love was botany and he was regarded as one of the 20th Century's greatest gardeners. Indeed, waggish friends called him The Spy Who Loved Magnolias. Article is signed in ink and dated on upper margin of 2nd pp "Peter Smithers 24/2/85".
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1125558036
- Title
- Arts of Asia.March - April 1984, with signed article by Sir Peter Smithers
- Author
- Arts of Asia Publications
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- [Arts of Asia Publications],
- Place of Publication
- Kowloon, Hong Kong
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Arts Arts Asia Periodicals Arts Asie Pe?riodiques Asia Periodicals
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gardening; Botany; Signed Books;
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