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Libros antiguos y modernos

Rougetel, Hazel Le

The Chelsea Gardener; Philip Miller 1691-1771

1990

40,42 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canadá)

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Año de publicación
1990
Lugar de impresión
Portland, London. Sagapress, Timber Press, Natural History Museum Publications
Autor
Rougetel, Hazel Le
Edición
First American edition.
Materia
Gardening - History
Idiomas
Inlgés
Primera edición

Descripción

small 4to [25 x 19 cm]; 212 pp, frontis, numerous illustrations including color, including full-page, list of Miller's books and editions, bibliog, index. original red cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (slightly rubbed at head of spine), fine and clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Miller, the outstanding gardener of the eighteenth century and author of Gardeners Dictionary and others, was very influential, including of Joseph Banks, John Ray, Hans Sloane, Linnaeus, etc. Rougetel provides a clear biography with a fascinating overview of events of the time. William T. Stearn contributed a chapter on the botanical importance of Miller.