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GARDEN TOOLS [EVERYDAY THINGS] (1996) by Suzanne Slesin

GARDEN TOOLS [EVERYDAY THINGS] (1996) by Suzanne Slesin

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1990s BOOK ON GARDENING & COLLECTIBLES
HARDCOVER / DUST JACKET
PREVIOUSLY OWNED
* TITLE: Garden Tools
* SERIES: Everyday Things
* AUTHORS: Suzanne Slesin, Guillaume Pellerin, Stafford Cliff, Daniel Rosensztroch, & Alix De Dives
* PHOTOGRAPHS: Bernard Touillon & Marc Schwartz
* PUBLISHER: Abbeville Press
* DATE: 1996
* PAGES: 160
* SIZE: 9 3/4” x 8 5/8”
* CONDITION: 
  • This 1996 gardening / collectibles book is in VERY GOOD condition.
  • Pages are free of marks; with the exception of the owners name and the date at the beginning of the book - see photos.
  • No rips, tears or folds.
  • Hardcover book in VG shape. Minimal shelf / surface wear.
  • Dust jacket is in GOOD condition, with some shelf wear & wear to edges.
  • Small tear to the jacket on back top tight, at spine - see photos.
  • Tight binding. 

* INCLUDES: Illustrations, Contents, Directory of Sources, Bibliography, Index.

* SUMMARY:
 (From the dust jacket) “…unearths the fascinating story behind the basic yet inventively crafted implements that have enabled the human race to cultivate nature bounty and beauty. Garden tools are inseparable from gardens, and yet, while the history of gardens has been exhaustively explored, the story of garden tools has been virt ignored - until now.“

* Illustrated with hundreds of full-color photographs of garden tools, as well as with vintage lithographs, engravings, posters, ads, and even decorative plates…”

* Brown clothe cover has a design on front. The endpapers are beautifully decorated.

* CHAPTERS ON:
  •  Preparing the Earth
  •  Sowing and Planting
  •  Nurturing and Protecting
  •  Dealing with Pests
  •  Watering
  •  Pruning
  •  Harvesting
  •  Mowing & Trimming



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