Kew; The History of the Royal Botanic Gardens
de DESMOND, Ray;
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London, The Harvill Press with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, [1995], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), pictorial endpapers, small remainder mark on lower outer edge, else a fine clean copy, unused. . 4to [27 x 19 cm]; xvii, 466 pp, 34 colored plates, double-page plans, hundreds of illustrations, biographies of persons that helped develop Kew, index. . Beautifully illustrated from original sources, books, paintings, etc, the well-respected gardening author and chief librarian at Kew provides a detailed and comprehensive description of its fascinating history. A large and heavy book. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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- Horizon Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- J13827
- Título
- Kew; The History of the Royal Botanic Gardens
- Autor
- DESMOND, Ray;
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), pictorial endpapers, small remainder mark on lower outer edg
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- London, The Harvill Press with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, [1995], First edition.
- Tamaño
- 4to [27 x 19 cm]; xvii, 466 pp,
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Gardening - General;
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