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The Busiest Man in England: The Life of Joseph Paxton, Gardener, Architect, and Victorian Visionary by Kate Colquhoun - 2006

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The Busiest Man in England: The Life of Joseph Paxton, Gardener, Architect, and Victorian Visionary by Kate Colquhoun - 2006

The Busiest Man in England: The Life of Joseph Paxton, Gardener, Architect, and Victorian Visionary

by Kate Colquhoun

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USA: David R. Godine Publisher, 2006. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Joseph Paxton, bestrode the worlds of horticulture, urban planning, and architecture like colossus. This was the indispensable man, the self-taught polymath and can-do pragmatist who had a solution to every large-scale logistical problem, the genius whom an impossibly overworked Charles Dickens dubbed " The Busiest Man in England". The d/w has been covered in plastic by the previous owner, and there is an owners label on the ffep. A good clean and tight copy..

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  • ISBN 10 1567923011
  • ISBN 13 9781567923018
  • Publisher David R. Godine Publisher
  • Place of Publication USA
  • Date Published 2006
  • Size 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
  • Keywords Joseph Paxton, Biography.
  • Size 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾

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David R Godine, 2006. 1st printing. Crisp and unmarked. Quarter red cloth binding. 303pp. Dust jacket in a new mylar cover. The pre-eminent Victorian, to the Victorians themselves, was Joseph Paxton (1803-1865). He bestrode the worlds of horticulture, urban planning, and architecture like a colossus. This was the self-taught polymath who had a solution to every large-scale logistical problem, the genius whom an impossibly overworked Charles Dickens dubbed "The Busiest Man in England.". First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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Boston: David R. Godine, Publisher, 2006. First Edition. Paperback. As New/Very Good. 9.25 x 6.00 x 0.65 inches. This is the rare and collectible softcover PROOF of The Busiest Man in England: The Life of Joseph Paxton, Gardener, Architect, and Victorian Visionary. Fine or Like New condition with a VG or Near Fine dust jacket. The covers are in great shape. The binding is tight. The interior pages are unmarked. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge.
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