The Tulip : The Story of a Flower That Has Made Men Mad by Pavord, Anna - 2019

London: Bloomsbury Publishing Co., 2019. A fine new copy. 488pp. A revised and updated edition of the internationally bestselling classicAnna Pavord's now classic, internationally bestselling sensation, The Tulip, is not a gardening book. It is the story of a flower that has driven men mad. Greed, desire, anguish and devotion have all played their part in the development of the tulip from a wild flower of the Asian steppes to the worldwide phenomenon it is today. This beautifully redesigned edition features a new Preface by the author, a revised listing of the best varieties of this incomparable flower to choose for your garden and a reorganised listing of tulip species to reflect the latest thinking by taxonomists.. New Edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.