E. A. Bowles and His Garden at Myddelton House 1865 - 1954
by Allan, Mea
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0571103065
- ISBN 13
- 9780571103065
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1975. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. Delightful Gardening Biography of a deeply sensitive and highly knowledgeable man. "one of our greatest Gardeners and most lovable personalities, who regarded plants as individuals and banished Botanical misfits and curiosities to his Lunatic Asylum under the Keepership of a sane minded Magnolia!" (I wonder if that would work with children?) Illustrated with B&W Photos and some lovely watercolour plates by E. A. Bowles. Green cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine. 9 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Tiny closed tear (1/4" long) to jacket at bottom of spine. Not clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007572
- Title
- E. A. Bowles and His Garden at Myddelton House 1865 - 1954
- Author
- Allan, Mea
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0571103065
- ISBN 13
- 9780571103065
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- GARDENING/BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY/PERSONAL MEMOIRS
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Cornish Books
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About Cornish Books
Online Bookseller since 2008, in Penzance, Cornwall.We are a small family business and offer a personal service.Always in stock is a good selection of Cornish Interest Books.
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