Author: KING, RONALD
Title: THE QUEST FOR PARADISE. A History of the World's Gardens
Description: Weybridge, Whittet Books / Windward, 1979., 1st edition. Introduction by Anthony Huxley. 288 pages including bibliography & index. The history of gardens, starting with Eden, the gardens of Ancient Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, to the gardens of China, Egypt, France, Greece, Holland, Japan, Italy, India, Persia, Rome, Spain, the British Isles and the United States. Fine condition, in near fine d./ w. Beautiful photographs, mainly in colour, plus illustrations from old books etc. 12"x8½". ISBN 0905483103. Heavy. 1979

Keywords: Gardeners landscapes artisans Gertrude Jekyll Renaissance


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