Jardinier du Monde (Fred Whitsey's copy)
by Delbard, Georges
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hachette, 1986. [In French]. Illustrated, small thick quarto, pp 661, (5), slight mark to endpaper, bound upside down, otherwise a good copy. [Delbard was a nurseryman and rose-grower. A highly detailed autobiograohy and survey of French twentieth century horticulture, over which his personality dominated.] VERY HEAVY - EXTRA POSTAGE MAY BE REQUIRED. [Fred Whitsey's copy with his bookplate. He was the gardening correspondent of the Sunday and Daily Telegraph for a total of 45 years. A quiet unassuming man, a pacifist, a notable amateur violin player and a great gardener.] . Cloth. Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008708
- Title
- Jardinier du Monde (Fred Whitsey's copy)
- Author
- Delbard, Georges
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Hachette
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- whitsey.gardening.france.french.biography.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gardening; Biography;
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Mike Park Ltd
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London, Greater London
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