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Yard Full of Sun: The Story of a Gardner's Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand
by Scott Calhoun (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- New
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- New/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 188789666X
- ISBN 13
- 9781887896665
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Tucson, AZ: Rio Nuevo Publishers, 2005 Rio Nuevo Publishers, Tucson, AZ. 2005. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Printing by Line Number. Signed by the author on the half title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. American Horticultural Society Book Award emblem affixed to the front wrap. Book Condition: New. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 192 pp tall 8vo. A young family sets out to build a home and garden in the desert and along the way, they create a personal paradise out of adobe, passionflower vines, and prickly pear. In this book, the author brings the same gusto to writing as to gardening. This warm and sunny book radiates inspiration for gardeners in dry climates. But is will also inspire all gardeners who aim to work with, rather than against, their climates and to live in harmony with their own landscapes. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015844
- Title
- Yard Full of Sun: The Story of a Gardner's Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand
- Author
- Scott Calhoun (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 5
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 188789666X
- ISBN 13
- 9781887896665
- Publisher
- Rio Nuevo Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Tucson, AZ
- Date Published
- 2005
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- desert gardens, desert landscaping, adobe homes, Southwest gardens, Southwest landscaping, native plants, low water plants, native grasses, cacti, yucca, passionflower vines, dry climates,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture/Design;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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