EXTREME HORTICULTURE
by PFAHL, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in a very good + jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0711220123
- ISBN 13
- 9780711220126
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Frances Lincoln Limited, 2003. First Edition. Near fine in a very good + jacket.. First printing of Pfahl's photographic survey of gardening "at its boldest, most bizarre, and most exuberant." Introduced by Rebecca Solnit. Subjects include the world's largest wisteria vine, Jeff Koons's "Puppy," the giant topiary peacock of Ontario, and other wonders. Hardcover. Oblong 4to. Green cloth boards in photographic dust jacket. Spine sunned, edges lightly worn. 144pp.
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- Bookseller
- Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43742
- Title
- EXTREME HORTICULTURE
- Author
- PFAHL, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in a very good + jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0711220123
- ISBN 13
- 9780711220126
- Publisher
- Frances Lincoln Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
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About the Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2004
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Brian Cassidy Bookseller is the counterculture department of Type Punch Matrix, a rare book firm founded in 2019 by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. BCB @ TPM specializes in the avant garde in all its various guises, including: The Beats; artists' books; poetry; small journals and magazines (especially those associated with the Mimeo Revolution); modern and contemprary art; photography; music; archives and appraisals; as well as vernacular, folk, and outsider books of all kinds. We are always looking to purchase books within my areas of interest, from single titles to collections. Please inquire. We are open by appointment and are easily accessible by public transit.
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