Author: Robert Cedric Sherriff
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Down the Garden Path
Author: Beverley Nichols
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN: 9780881927108
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
"Down the Garden Path has stood the test of time as one of the world's best-loved and most quoted gardening books. Ostensibly an account of the creation of a garden in Huntingdonshire in the 1930s, it is really about the underlying emotions and obsessions for which gardening is just a cover story. The secret of this book's success---and its timelessness---is that it does not seek to impress the reader with a wealth of expert knowledge or advice. Beverley Nichols proudly declares his status as a newcomer to gardening: "The best gardening books should be written by those who still have to search their brains for the honeysuckle's languid Latin name."As unforgettable as the plants in the garden are, the cast of visitors and neighbours who invariably turn up at inopportune moments are truly memorable. For every angelic Miss Hazlitt there is an insufferable Miss Wilkins waiting in the wings. For every thought-provoking Professor, there is an intrusive Mrs. M., whose chief offense may be that she is a "damnably efficient" gardener. From a disaster in building a rock garden---"It reminded me of those puddings made of spongecake and custard which are studded with almonds"---to a triumph in building an "avalanche" of chionodoxas---"Ah, but it was worth waiting for"---to further adventures with greenhouses, woodland gardens, not to mention cats and treacle, Nichols has left us a true gardening classic.
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN: 9780881927108
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
"Down the Garden Path has stood the test of time as one of the world's best-loved and most quoted gardening books. Ostensibly an account of the creation of a garden in Huntingdonshire in the 1930s, it is really about the underlying emotions and obsessions for which gardening is just a cover story. The secret of this book's success---and its timelessness---is that it does not seek to impress the reader with a wealth of expert knowledge or advice. Beverley Nichols proudly declares his status as a newcomer to gardening: "The best gardening books should be written by those who still have to search their brains for the honeysuckle's languid Latin name."As unforgettable as the plants in the garden are, the cast of visitors and neighbours who invariably turn up at inopportune moments are truly memorable. For every angelic Miss Hazlitt there is an insufferable Miss Wilkins waiting in the wings. For every thought-provoking Professor, there is an intrusive Mrs. M., whose chief offense may be that she is a "damnably efficient" gardener. From a disaster in building a rock garden---"It reminded me of those puddings made of spongecake and custard which are studded with almonds"---to a triumph in building an "avalanche" of chionodoxas---"Ah, but it was worth waiting for"---to further adventures with greenhouses, woodland gardens, not to mention cats and treacle, Nichols has left us a true gardening classic.
Letters from London
Author: Cyril Lionel Robert James
Publisher: Signal Books
ISBN: 9781902669618
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Reveals CLR James' first encounter with the colonial metropolis and the values that had already shaped his intellectual development in Trinidad. A resurrected 'classic', this book provides a hitherto inaccessible picture of the young man during his formative period.
Publisher: Signal Books
ISBN: 9781902669618
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Reveals CLR James' first encounter with the colonial metropolis and the values that had already shaped his intellectual development in Trinidad. A resurrected 'classic', this book provides a hitherto inaccessible picture of the young man during his formative period.
The Fortnight in September
Author: Robert Cedric Sherriff
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Catalog of Reprints in Series
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Editions
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Editions
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Gardener's Chronicle of America
Author:
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Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Bricks and Mortar
Author: Helen Ashton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781903155394
Category : Architects
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Describes the life of a London architect from the 1890s to the early 1930s. This novel is about a 'very decent, simple, sweet-minded creature' who realises that his marriage has been a mistake yet makes the best of things: because he has dignity, commonsense and kindness, and is 'very much in love with his profession'.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781903155394
Category : Architects
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Describes the life of a London architect from the 1890s to the early 1930s. This novel is about a 'very decent, simple, sweet-minded creature' who realises that his marriage has been a mistake yet makes the best of things: because he has dignity, commonsense and kindness, and is 'very much in love with his profession'.
Dust Bowl Girls
Author: Lydia Reeder
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1616204664
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
"Published simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son Limited."
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1616204664
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
"Published simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son Limited."
Catalog of Reprints in Series
Author: Robert Merritt Orton
Publisher:
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Category : Editions
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Editions
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Roberto Burle Marx
Author: William Howard Adams
Publisher:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Take Ivy
Author: Shosuke Ishizu
Publisher: powerHouse Books
ISBN: 1576875504
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Described by The New York Times as, "a treasure of fashion insiders," Take Ivy was originally published in Japan in 1965, setting off an explosion of American-influenced "Ivy Style" fashion among students in the trendy Ginza shopping district of Tokyo. The product of four sartorial style enthusiasts, Take Ivy is a collection of candid photographs shot on the campuses of America's elite, Ivy League universities. The series focuses on men and their clothes, perfectly encapsulating the unique academic fashion of the era. Whether lounging in the quad, studying in the library, riding bikes, in class, or at the boathouse, the subjects of Take Ivy are impeccably and distinctively dressed in the finest American-made garments of the time. Take Ivy is now considered a definitive document of this particular style, and rare original copies are highly sought after by "trad" devotees worldwide. A small-run reprint came out in Japan in 2006 and sold out almost immediately. Now, for the first time ever, powerHouse is reviving this classic tome with an all-new English translation. Ivy style has never been more popular, in Japan or stateside, proving its timeless and transcendent appeal. Take Ivy has survived the decades and is an essential object for anyone interested in the history or future of fashion.
Publisher: powerHouse Books
ISBN: 1576875504
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Described by The New York Times as, "a treasure of fashion insiders," Take Ivy was originally published in Japan in 1965, setting off an explosion of American-influenced "Ivy Style" fashion among students in the trendy Ginza shopping district of Tokyo. The product of four sartorial style enthusiasts, Take Ivy is a collection of candid photographs shot on the campuses of America's elite, Ivy League universities. The series focuses on men and their clothes, perfectly encapsulating the unique academic fashion of the era. Whether lounging in the quad, studying in the library, riding bikes, in class, or at the boathouse, the subjects of Take Ivy are impeccably and distinctively dressed in the finest American-made garments of the time. Take Ivy is now considered a definitive document of this particular style, and rare original copies are highly sought after by "trad" devotees worldwide. A small-run reprint came out in Japan in 2006 and sold out almost immediately. Now, for the first time ever, powerHouse is reviving this classic tome with an all-new English translation. Ivy style has never been more popular, in Japan or stateside, proving its timeless and transcendent appeal. Take Ivy has survived the decades and is an essential object for anyone interested in the history or future of fashion.