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Brother Cadfael’s Herb Garden: An Illustrated Companion to Medieval Plants and Their Uses
by Robin Whiteman
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0821223879
- ISBN 13
- 9780821223871
- Seller
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Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover eggplant purple cloth boards with gold gilt text on the spine with boards protected by a beautiful decorative, clipped, dustjacket that is in near perfect condition except light edge curl to top back cover. The spine, boards, and or corners, are in near fine condition with all corners sharp and with no blemishes or wear. The binding is straight and tight, hinges are firmly attached with no cracking to the gold end pagers. Text block is firm with all pages firmly attached. There is a previous owner inscription that covers much of the front free endpaper. The interior pages are clean with no tears, no chips, or other previous owner marks. Illustrated with 144 color illustrations and page decorations.
Dedicated to Ellis Peters and based upon his twenty books "The Brother Cadfael Chronicles" featuring the enthusiastic gardener and herbalist Brother Cadfael, "this beautifully illustrated book re-creates Brother Cadfael's herbal kingdom. It begins by tracing the history of herbals and herb gardens, and places Cadfael's herb garden in the context of the monastic gardens at Shrewsbury (England)." Included is an A-Z section that lists all the herbs and plants mentioned in the Chronicles and explains their various uses in medieval times.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Books and Such, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CLA212500134
- Title
- Brother Cadfael’s Herb Garden
- Author
- Robin Whiteman
- Illustrator
- Rob Talbot
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0821223879
- ISBN 13
- 9780821223871
- Publisher
- Bullfinch Press - Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Pages
- 200
- Size
- H – 9-3/4” W – 8-3/4”
- Keywords
- Shrewbury, England, Herbs, Heral Lore, Medieval Plants
- Bookseller catalogs
- Plants, Flowers, Trees;
Terms of Sale
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Old Books and Such, LLC
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