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The English Garden: A Social History
by Quest-Ritson, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG (DJ corner clipped; otherwise Like New.)
- ISBN 10
- 1567922643
- ISBN 13
- 9781567922646
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston: David R. Godine, 2001. Hardcover. VG (DJ corner clipped; otherwise Like New.). Forest-green cloth, gilt letters on spine, white & color illus. dust jacket, illus. flyleaves, 280 pp., many BW & color illus. "Asks what owners sought from their gardens ... [and provides] an analysis of how gardens and gardening have been perceived through the centuries and how they matched the changing needs and aspirations of garden-owners, rich and poor." (dj).
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 136859
- Title
- The English Garden: A Social History
- Author
- Quest-Ritson, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1567922643
- ISBN 13
- 9781567922646
- Publisher
- David R. Godine
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- European Architecture ; European Gardens ; ;
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