The Garden Plants of China
by Valder, Peter
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0297825496
- ISBN 13
- 9780297825494
- Seller
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About This Item
London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1999. Oversize Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. XL. An excellent copy in as-new condition with straight spine, clean covers with sharp corners, spotless text with no marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows very light shelfwear. Comprehensive reference to more than 400 ornamental plants grown in Chinese gardens, their history and their place in art, literature, symbolism and everyday life. Beautiful volume covering a wide variety of plants.
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- Bookseller
- Pistil Books Online (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 116177
- Title
- The Garden Plants of China
- Author
- Valder, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Oversize Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0297825496
- ISBN 13
- 9780297825494
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicholson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- XL
- Keywords
- BOTANY_CHINA Ginkgo, Cycads, Conifers, Orchids, Quinces, Haws, Lilacs, Wisteria, Lotus , peonies, flowering peaches, camellias, gardenias, azaleas, wisteria, forsythia, Crabapples
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