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HAMILTON AND BRANDON, JILL DOUGLAS-HAMILTON, DUCHESS OF, AND HART, PENNY, AND SIMMONS, JOHN; STRONG, ROY (FOREWORD BY) The Gardens of William Morris
London, Frances Lincoln Limited. 1998, First Edition, First Printing. (ISBN: 0711213704) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Collectible, Cloth, gilt, 160 pp. illus. (some col.), biblio. index; 26 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to boards. Stated "First Frances Lincoln Edition." Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. "William Morris, designer, poet, socialist - nature lover. This volume focuses on Morris's vision of the garden, uncovering the principles which had such a profound effect on garden designers such as Gertrude Jekyll and William Robinson. Guided by Morris and the plants which appear in his work, this book endorses gardening with indigenous plants, giving information, both historical and practical, for gardening the William Morris way. / Jill, Duchess of Hamilton is the spirit behind Flora-for-Fauna, the charity that encourages gardeners to grow native plants to help wildlife. She is a vice-president of Butterfly Conservation and a Fellow of the Linnean Society. She lives in London. A former journalist and keen gardener, Penny Hart has co-written books with Jill Duchess of Hamilton and has designed and planted award-winning gardens for the Chelsea Flower Show. John Simmons OBE was curator of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1972 to 1995. He is a Director of Flora-for-Fauna." - Publisher. Very Good/Fine.
Offered for US$ 70.00 by: Left Coast Books - Book number: 029402
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