Gardens of the World : The Great Traditions by Stuart, Rory

Quarto Publishing Group UK. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Quarto Publishing Group UK. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Frances Lincoln, 07/10/2010 00:00:01. hardcover. Good. 2.5980 in x 30.7766 in x 25.3807 in. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. With Dust Cover.

Frances Lincoln, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. very good/very good. Quarto. 256pp. Very nice copy in dust jacket. In a brodart protective wrapper.

London: Frances Lincoln Limited, 2010. First Frances Lincoln Edition [Stated]. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Rory Stuart. Format is approximately 10.25 inches by 12.25 inches. 256 pages. Illustrations (color). Bibliography. Index. Slight curve to front board. Slight DJ wear. Inscribed by the author on the fep. Inscription reads For Anne Shirley with all good wishes. From Rory, March, 2011. This is a heavy, oversized book that if sent outside of the U. S. will require additional postage. Why have the peoples of the world made pleasure gardens, and why have they made them in such different styles? Stuart explains how all pleasure gardens derive from one of the world's six great gardening traditions -- Italian, Islamic, Chinese, Japanese, English flower garden, and the English park. Stuart traveled around the world, from Buenos Aires to Vancouver, from Seattle to Cape Cod, from Ireland to India, to China, Japan, and Australia, touring and examining garden styles. He explains… Read More