A CELEBRATION OF GARDENS. [Compiled by] Roy Strong. Decorated by Julia Trevelyan Oman.
Published by Harper Collins., London, 1991
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Seller: Marrins Bookshop, Folkestone, Kent, United KingdomMarrins Bookshop
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4to. 8 x 11 inches. xix + [i] + 376 pp. Bound in original maroon cloth, gilt, in pictorial dust wrapper, which has some lower inside staining from boards; also lower edge; otherwise a very good copy. Signed by author and illustrator on title page. Illustrated throughout by vignettes, including title page, preliminaries, head and tailpieces, and whole page for section headings. Decorated by publisher's device on title page. An anthology of garden writing, including sections on gardeners, plants, and some English and foreign gardens. Compiled by Roy Strong (b.1935), historian and garden designer, who was Director of the National Portrait Gallery, 1967-73 and of the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1973-87. The illustrations are by his wife, Julia Trevelyan Oman (1930-2003), designer. GARDENING ANTHOLOGIES GARDENING LIT. NON-FICTION ILLUSTRATED GARDENING.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- A CELEBRATION OF GARDENS. [Compiled by] Roy Strong. Decorated by Julia Trevelyan Oman.
- Author
- STRONG, ROY. OMAN, JULIA TREVELYAN, illustrated by.
- Publisher
- Harper Collins., London
- Publication year
- 1991
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