London: The Harvill Press, 1999. First edition (hardback). Oblong 8vo (22cm by 25cm), 208pp. Illustrated throughout, mainly in colour from photographs by Stephen Spender and Jean-Marie del Moral. Original blue cloth, title label to the front board, colour plate inlaid on the rear board, gilt titling to the spine, no dustwrapper (as issued). Minor rubbing of the front board, else this book is in very good condition. ISBN 1860465145

Synopsis

Natasha Spender is the widow of the English poet Stephen Spender. She came into contact at a young age with the renowned gardens of such literary figures as Virginia and Leonard Woolf, Harold Nicolson, Vita Sackville-West, and Michael Astor. She was a professional concert pianist, then worked on research into the cognitive psychology of music and she only turned to gardening only much later in life when in the 1960s they acquired the ruins of a farmhouse in Provence. She is currently engaged in setting up an archive of twentieth-century English literature for the Stephen Spender’s authorised biographer, John Sutherland.

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: Cornell Books Limited (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 76951
Title: An English Garden in Provence.
Author: Natasha Spender:
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1860465145
ISBN 13: 9781860465147
Publisher: London: The Harvill Press, 1999.
Place of Publication: London
This edition first published: June 3, 1999

Terms of Sale

Cornell Books Limited

Returns accepted for any reason, provided that you notify us within 7 days of receipt. The customer is responsible for paying return shipping unless the book was not as described.

About the Seller

Cornell Books Limited

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2005

Tewkesbury

Ask Seller a Question

About Cornell Books Limited

We are a medium-sized bookshop located in a small country town in the west of England. The shop is open for business from 1030 to 1700 Monday to Saturday. The building is a fifteenth-century former public house. We are still awaiting the day when we find a book older than the shop itself!

Glossary
Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...