Virgins, Weeders and Queens - a history of women in the garden
by Way, Twigs
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0750941065
- ISBN 13
- 9780750941068
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Thrupp, Stroud.: Sutton Publishing, 2006. Illustrated, octavo, pp x, 278, very clean internally, black cloth in very good condition, an excellent copy in dustwrapper. ["From the early misfortunes of Eve, condemning her descendants to a dubious reputation for fruit management, to the acclaimed successes of plant breeders such as the eccentric Ellen Willmott who combined bankruptcy with iris breeding, the fortunes of the female gardener have been as varied as their roles. Telling the tales of the sixteenth-century housewife, who neatly sidestepped accusations of herbal witchcraft while working her plot, and the unconventional Ladies of Llangollen, who eloped together and created their gothic garden and many other women besides, A History of Women in the Garden showcases female horticulturists through the centuries. An enlightening and entertaining read that will allow the reader to gain fresh enthusiasm for even the most menial of garden tasks, and realise that hundreds of women have trod the garden path before."]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020718
- Title
- Virgins, Weeders and Queens - a history of women in the garden
- Author
- Way, Twigs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0750941065
- ISBN 13
- 9780750941068
- Publisher
- Sutton Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Thrupp, Stroud.
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- female.gardeners.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Garden History; Social History;
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