Author: Gertrude Bone
Publisher: London & Boston : Medici Society
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
The Hidden Orchis
Author: Gertrude Bone
Publisher: London & Boston : Medici Society
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher: London & Boston : Medici Society
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
The Orchid in Lore and Legend
Author: Luigi Berliocchi
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Berliocchi (1953-1999), former lecturer in garden history at the University of Reggio Calabria, Italy, presents a lively history of orchids, including myths and legends, their uses from prehistory to modern times, patrons and hunters, arts and customs, the plants' habitat and structure, descriptions of the genera, and basic culture. Fine period color plates and b&w illustrations throughout. A translation from Italian of Il Fiore Degli Dei, L'Orchidea dal Mito Alla Storia, 1996, Nuovi Equilibri, Viterbo, Italy.Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Berliocchi (1953-1999), former lecturer in garden history at the University of Reggio Calabria, Italy, presents a lively history of orchids, including myths and legends, their uses from prehistory to modern times, patrons and hunters, arts and customs, the plants' habitat and structure, descriptions of the genera, and basic culture. Fine period color plates and b&w illustrations throughout. A translation from Italian of Il Fiore Degli Dei, L'Orchidea dal Mito Alla Storia, 1996, Nuovi Equilibri, Viterbo, Italy.Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
The Orchid Hunter
Author: Leif Bersweden
Publisher: Short Books
ISBN: 1780723350
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
He has just a few months to complete his quest – no one has ever done it before within one growing season – and it will require ingenuity, stamina and a large dose of luck.As he battles the vagaries of the British climate, feverishly chasing each emerging bloom, Leif Bersweden takes the reader on a remarkable botanical journey.This study of the 52 native species is a fantastic gateway into the compendious world of orchids – one that will open your eyes to the rare hidden delights to be found on our doorstep.Like Two Owls at Eton and My Family and Other Animals, The Orchid Hunter is a charming account of a precocious adolescent’s obsession with the natural world.Leif’s enthusiasm for his quest is infectious, as is the quiet conviction with which he keeps at it, showing how plant hunting can be the ultimate mindful activity.
Publisher: Short Books
ISBN: 1780723350
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
He has just a few months to complete his quest – no one has ever done it before within one growing season – and it will require ingenuity, stamina and a large dose of luck.As he battles the vagaries of the British climate, feverishly chasing each emerging bloom, Leif Bersweden takes the reader on a remarkable botanical journey.This study of the 52 native species is a fantastic gateway into the compendious world of orchids – one that will open your eyes to the rare hidden delights to be found on our doorstep.Like Two Owls at Eton and My Family and Other Animals, The Orchid Hunter is a charming account of a precocious adolescent’s obsession with the natural world.Leif’s enthusiasm for his quest is infectious, as is the quiet conviction with which he keeps at it, showing how plant hunting can be the ultimate mindful activity.
The Dial
Author: Moncure Daniel Conway
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
Travels and Adventures of an Orchid Hunter
Author: Albert Millican
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colombia
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colombia
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Inferno
Author: Jonathan Hickman
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302940589
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Collects Inferno (2021) #1-4. He changed everything for mutantkind with HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X. He explored the new Krakoan era in X-MEN. Now the keeper of the mutant flame, Jonathan Hickman, presents his final, incendiary X-saga! Mystique, former terrorist and espionage agent supreme, is loyal to Professor X's Quiet Council for one reason only: the promise that someday he will resurrect her beloved Destiny. But when Moira MacTaggert helped Professor X and Magneto realize their lifelong dreams for mutantkind, it came with one condition: Do not allow any precognitive mutants on the island of Krakoa. What will Mystique do when she realizes she's being strung along? Vengeance burns hot, and Mystique is about to ignite an Inferno! And where has the elusive Moira been all this time, anyway?
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302940589
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Collects Inferno (2021) #1-4. He changed everything for mutantkind with HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X. He explored the new Krakoan era in X-MEN. Now the keeper of the mutant flame, Jonathan Hickman, presents his final, incendiary X-saga! Mystique, former terrorist and espionage agent supreme, is loyal to Professor X's Quiet Council for one reason only: the promise that someday he will resurrect her beloved Destiny. But when Moira MacTaggert helped Professor X and Magneto realize their lifelong dreams for mutantkind, it came with one condition: Do not allow any precognitive mutants on the island of Krakoa. What will Mystique do when she realizes she's being strung along? Vengeance burns hot, and Mystique is about to ignite an Inferno! And where has the elusive Moira been all this time, anyway?
The Broadway
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
Author: James Hadley Chase
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471903265
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
When Dave Fenner is hired to solve the Blandish kidnapping, he knows the odds on finding the girl are against him - the cops are still looking for her three months after the ransom was paid. And the kidnappers, Riley and his gang, have disappeared into thin air. But what none of them knows is that Riley himself has been wiped out by a rival gang - and the heiress is now in the hands of Ma Grisson and her son Slim, a vicious killer who can't stay away from women, especially his beautiful new captive. By the time Fenner begins to close in on them, some terrible things have happened to Miss Blandish ...
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471903265
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
When Dave Fenner is hired to solve the Blandish kidnapping, he knows the odds on finding the girl are against him - the cops are still looking for her three months after the ransom was paid. And the kidnappers, Riley and his gang, have disappeared into thin air. But what none of them knows is that Riley himself has been wiped out by a rival gang - and the heiress is now in the hands of Ma Grisson and her son Slim, a vicious killer who can't stay away from women, especially his beautiful new captive. By the time Fenner begins to close in on them, some terrible things have happened to Miss Blandish ...
Country Life
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 980
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 980
Book Description
Success Library
Author: Orison Swett Marden
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Success
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Success
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description