Language: English
Published by Penguin Studio, Toronto, c1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 014025708X ISBN 13: 9780140257083
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 95 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. ; ISBN 9780140257083, 014025708X ; OCLC 35875848 ; LOC No SB453.3.C2P75 1996color photographic stiff paper wrapper ; "A Madison Press book." ; 'A graceful archway laden with climbing roses.a rustic twig gate that's easy to make.a fragrant thyme-covered walkway. Wonderful garden ideas highlight every page of this lavishly illustrated book created especially for the Canadian gardener. Evocative full-colour photographs and informative hand-on features invite you to transform or simply enhance your outdoor space with innovative plantings, stylish fences and pathways, romantic arbors and pergolas, versatile container gardens and much, much more. With dozens of practical tips on everything from pruning clematis and growing hardy roses to aging new clay pots, this book is an invaluable resource for every gardener in every region of Canada." ; Liz Primeau is renowned for her garden writing and regularly lectures on garden design at horticultural society meetings and garden shows. ; Contents: Fences and gates -- Garden structures -- Front yards -- Paths and steps -- Using plants for effect -- Container gardening -- Canada's hardiness zones map -- Resource material ; FINE. Book.
Published by New York : American Heritage Pub. Co. ; Boston : Book trade distribution by Houghton Mifflin, 1968, 1968
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 416 p. : illustrated (many in color) ; 32 cm. ; LC: CB351; Q914.031 H; Dewey: 914/.03/1 ; LCCN: 68-27730 ; OCLC: 272326 ; decorative brown cloth, in color pictorial dustjacket ; name on front endpaper ; wear to dustjacket ; price-clipped ; all illustrations fully referenced to their original sources ; Contents : The long dark.--The High Middle Ages.--Knights in battle.--The noble's life.--An age of faith.--Towns and trade.--The life of labor.--The life of thought.--The artist's legacy.--End of an era. ; Bishop was a Cornell University graduate who remained as Kappa Alpha Professor of Romance Literature. He was the author of several biographies, wrote a popular survey of French literature, and was known for his limericks and didactic verse, one of which, "How to Treat Elves", has the final quatrain: "It gives me sharp and shooting pains / To listen to such drool / I lifted up my foot and squashed / The God damn little fool." Here, Bishop brings a lucid and knowledgeable commentary on the Middle Ages ; large, heavy volume ; VG/G. Book.
Publication Date: 2025
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1768 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 34.