Treasury of trees : writers and artists in the garden /
by Elliott, Charles; Lindley Library; Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain).
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BookPublisher: London : Frances Lincoln, c2007Description: 160 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9780711227361 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 808.80364Subject(s): Trees -- Literary collections | Literature | Anthologies: general | Trees, wildflowers & plants: general interest | Gift books | Prints & printmakingSummary: This anthology brings together a wealth of poetry and prose from a broad range of writers, from the Roman natural historian Pliny and the Chinese poet Po Chu-I, to Sir Walter Scott and Robert Fortune, to 20th century poets such as Seamus Heaney. The latest in Frances Lincoln's series of RHS treasuries, this charming anthology brings together a wealth of poetry and prose from a broad range of writers, from the Roman natural historian Pliny and the Chinese poet Po Chu-I, to Sir Walter Scott and Robert Fortune, to twentieth-century poets such as Seamus Heaney. The poems and extracts are illustrated with botanical prints from the collection of artworks at the Royal Horticultural Society's Lindley Library, acknowledged as the world's finest horticultural library.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Reserve Collection | Adult Non-Fiction | 808.8036 TRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002606013X |
Includes index.
At head of title: The Royal Horticultural Society.
This anthology brings together a wealth of poetry and prose from a broad range of writers, from the Roman natural historian Pliny and the Chinese poet Po Chu-I, to Sir Walter Scott and Robert Fortune, to 20th century poets such as Seamus Heaney. The latest in Frances Lincoln's series of RHS treasuries, this charming anthology brings together a wealth of poetry and prose from a broad range of writers, from the Roman natural historian Pliny and the Chinese poet Po Chu-I, to Sir Walter Scott and Robert Fortune, to twentieth-century poets such as Seamus Heaney. The poems and extracts are illustrated with botanical prints from the collection of artworks at the Royal Horticultural Society's Lindley Library, acknowledged as the world's finest horticultural library.
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