An Oak Spring Sylva: A Selection of the Rare Books on Trees in the Oak Spring Garden Library Contributor(s): Raphael, Sandra (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300046529 ISBN-13: 9780300046526 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $76.23 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 1990 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Gardening | Trees - Gardening | Reference - Reference | Bibliographies & Indexes |
Dewey: 016.582 |
LCCN: 89-61800 |
Series: Oak Spring Garden Foundation |
Physical Information: 0.93" H x 9.92" W x 11.62" (2.63 lbs) 182 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: An Oak Spring Sylva is the first of a series of discursive catalogues describing selections of the rare books and other material in the Oak Spring Garden Library, a collection formed by Mrs. Paul Mellon. Each volume in the Oak Spring series will be a lovely and useful compendium for book collectors, librarians, and garden historians. This volume, which deals with books and manuscripts on trees, describes nearly fifty books, manuscripts, or drawings, from a tiny 1555 book on oaks to early nineteenth-century advice manuals on large-scale tree planting. |