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A Gentle Plea for Chaos: The Enchantment of Gardening
by Osler, Mirabel
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0671692380
- ISBN 13
- 9780671692384
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean first edition, first printing in clean unclipped dust jacket - now in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Green cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear, slight fading along bottom edges. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Clean illustrated endpapers - no names, writing or bookplates. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs. 175 pages with Glossary. Clean jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. The enchantment of trees, vicarious gardening, errant flowers, childhood scents, the joy of walking and much more.a delightful and beautifully illustrated collection of personal reflections that will capture the heart of every gardener..
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034817
- Title
- A Gentle Plea for Chaos: The Enchantment of Gardening
- Author
- Osler, Mirabel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0671692380
- ISBN 13
- 9780671692384
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- GARDENING, HORTICULTURE, GARDEN DESIGN, MIRABEL OSLER, FIRST EDITION
- Bookseller catalogs
- gardening/horticulture;
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Price Clipped
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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