The Gardens of English Heritage
by Mawrey, Gillian; Groves, Linden
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0711227713
- ISBN 13
- 9780711227712
- Seller
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Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Frances Lincoln, 2010. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio. 216 pages, colour illustrations. Original dust jacket very good, with a little rubbing to edges. Hard-back binding, very good. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A very good copy. Please note a large heavy book and a small postal surcharge may apply. "The magnificent parks and gardens owned by English Heritage are far less well known than its evocative medieval abbeys or Victorian mansions. Yet these remarkable places offer a fantastic variety of outdoor pleasures. Some have stunning designs, while others are important for their history or their plants. A surprising number are brand new, and a few of the best are tiny. All are marvelously atmospheric testaments to the art of horticulture. English Arcadia reveals 25 of the best. Readers delight at homey Osborne, complete with charming vegetable plots for the royal children, then they marvel at the exotic Quarry Garden at Belsay Hall and appreciate the modern restraint of the Contemporary Heritage Scheme. These gardens from every corner of England and almost every century of the nation's history are joined by essays that tell the story of how each was created and the sometimes eccentric families that owned them. Rounding out this marvelous resource is a look at the decay that the trees, fountains, and statues often fall prey to -- and the way they've been restored to delight us today.".
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027352
- Title
- The Gardens of English Heritage
- Author
- Mawrey, Gillian; Groves, Linden
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0711227713
- ISBN 13
- 9780711227712
- Publisher
- Frances Lincoln
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2010
- Size
- Folio
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gardens;
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