London: Bloomsbury, Date: 1999. 1st US Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 439 pages: illustrations (some color), facsimiles (some color), portraits; 25 cm. Contents: A flower of the East -- The tulip in northern Europe -- Early British growers -- The Dutch & tulipomania -- Dutch dominance -- The English florists' tulip -- The last hundred years -- The species -- Tulip cultivars -- Chronology. Subjects: Tulips History. Tulips Breeding History. Tulips Geographical distribution. 1999. London: Bloomsbury ISBN 1582340137 9781582340135 [IE]

ISBN10: 1582340137, ISBN13: 9781582340135, [publisher: London: Bloomsbury] Hardcover Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 439 pages: illustrations (some color), facsimiles (some color), portraits; 25 cm. Contents: A flower of the East -- The tulip in northern Europe -- Early British growers -- The Dutch & tulipomania -- Dutch dominance -- The English florists' tulip -- The last hundred years -- The species -- Tulip cultivars -- Chronology. Subjects: Tulips History. Tulips Breeding History. Tulips Geographical distribution. 1 Kg.
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Date: 1999. 1999 Pavord, Anna THE TULIP Bloomsbury, c1999 first printing 438pp, index, illustrated in color Oversize 8vo as new hardcover in as new d/j. 1999. ISBN 1582340137 9781582340135 [US]

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bloomsbury Publishing, Date: 1999. Closed tear rear fold of dj. Careful packing and fast, efficient shipping including delivery confirmation. Please note: International and Domestic Priority orders for this item will require additional shipping. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 1999. Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN 1582340137 9781582340135 [US]

New York: Bloomsbury, Date: 1999. Cloth, 439 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 26 cm. SIGNED. Boldly signed by the author Anna Pavord on the title page, no dedication. Stated First U.S. Edition. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. The story of a flower that has made men mad.. SIGNED. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to. Collectible. 1999. Bloomsbury ISBN 1582340137 9781582340135 [US]

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New York: Bloomsbury. Hardcover. Date: 1999. 1st Edition. Large heavy 8vo 439pp . Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. Color Illustrations . 1999. Bloomsbury ISBN 1582340137 9781582340135 [US]

ISBN10: 1582340137, ISBN13: 9781582340135, [publisher: Bloomsbury USA] Hardcover New York & London : Bloomsbury , 1999. Orig. cloth binding. Dustjacket. viii,439 pp. Ills. 26 cm. - In an auction held in Holland in February 1637, 99 lots of tulip bulbs fetched a staggering 90,000 guilders, more than $3.5 million in today's money. Tulipomania had reached its height, and its story is told in just one of the fascinating sections of Anna Pavord's wonderful book on this most seductive of flowers. The Tulip is not a gardening book. It is the story of a flower that has made men mad. Greed, desire, anguish, devotion have all played their part in the development of the tulip from a wild flower of the Asian steppes to the world-wide phenomenon it is today. Today, the United States alone imports three thousand million tulip bulbs each year. No other flower has ever carried so much consequence; it charts political upheavals, illuminates social behavior, mirrors economic booms and busts, plots the ebb and flow of religious persecution. Why did the tulip dominate so many lives through so many centuries in so many countries? Anna Pavord, a self-confessed tulipomaniac, spent six years looking for answers, roaming through Asia, India, and the Ottoman Empire to tell how a humble wildflower of the Asian steppes made its way to Turkey and from there took the whole of Western Europe by storm. Sumptuously illustrated from a wide range of sources, this irresistible volume has ...

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NY: Bloomsbury Publishing, Date: 1999. First Edition, First Printing; dj iw/unclipped price; 439 clean, unmarked pages/ index, bibliography, notes, appendices (lists of plants), ill. in color with a few modern photos and many wonderful old plates of tulips.. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Color Plates. 4 vo. 1999. Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN 1582340137 9781582340135 [US]

ISBN10: 1582340137, ISBN13: 9781582340135, [publisher: Bloomsbury 1999] Hardcover First Edition ISBN 1-58234-013-7. Hardback. First U.S. Printing. Very Good to Near Fine condition book in a Very Good to Near Fine condition dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. Copy two.
[Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1999]

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 1999 First edition. Hard cover Fine in new dust jacket. Absolutely new! First Edition Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 448 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.

ISBN10: 1582340137, ISBN13: 9781582340135, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC] Hardcover Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.59
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ISBN10: 1582340137, ISBN13: 9781582340135, [publisher: Bloomsbury USA] Hardcover First Edition 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.
[Chicago, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1999]

NY Bloomsbury Publishing 1999 1st Hardcover Color Plates Near Fine in Near Fine jacket 4 vo. First Edition, First Printing; dj iw/unclipped price; 439 clean, unmarked pages/ index, bibliography, notes, appendices (lists of plants), ill. in color with a few modern photos and many wonderful old plates of tulips.

Bloomsbury 1999 First American edition Hardback 6___ pp. 448. Cloth bound. Colored tulips on endpapers. Sumptously illustrated in color, this features descriptioms of 80 wild-species and several hundred garden varieties. Tulips: The Species. Tulip Cultivars. Chronology of Tulips. Notes. Bibliography. Index. A joy to read and an incredilbe resource. 448pp. Gift quality. Pristine book and DJ. Crisp, clean, tight, never opened/read. Adult nonfiction. General audience. Oversized book. May require additional shipping charges. 10"x8"

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Bloomsbury USA, Date: 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/Slightly Worn. clean, unmarked copy. 1999. Bloomsbury USA ISBN 1582340137 9781582340135 [US]

Bloomsbury Publishing USA, Date: 1999. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1999. Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN 1582340137 9781582340135 [US]

Bloomsbury USA, Date: 1999-01-15. First Edition. hardcover. Used:Good. 1999. Bloomsbury USA ISBN 1582340137 9781582340135 [US]

New York, NY: Bloomsbury, Date: 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. American First. Complete number line from 1 to 10; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; beautifully illustrated with color reproductions of tulips in works of art.. 1999. Bloomsbury ISBN 1582340137 9781582340135 [CA]

Bloomsbury,, Date: 1999. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. VERY NICE CLEAN COPY! PAGES STIFF. Dust jacket with light wear to corners. Carefully packaged and shipped in box. Beautifully illustrated in color!! PB 1999. Bloomsbury, ISBN 1582340137 9781582340135 [US]

Bloomsbury USA, Date: 1999-01-14. hardcover. Like New. 7x1x9. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. 1999. Bloomsbury USA ISBN 1582340137 9781582340135 [US]