Roses. A colourful inheritance.

Köln, Verlag DuMont Monte 2003, cm.24x30, pp.336, ill.col. Hardcover, dustjacket. "A rosarian of international renown, Harkness brings an ardent proclivity for the queen of flowers to a fascinating effort bolstered by the lyrical beauty of rare artworks." -Booklist Roses are treasured for many reasons: their enchanting beauty and sweet fragrance, their fascinating history, their value as the most versatile of garden plants, their symbolic power. The quest to create roses, and the flowers that have resulted, are the subjects of this splendid book. It charts rose culture from its ancient origins through the horticulture of the 19th century to hybrid breeding in modern times. In addition, this beautiful volume presents some of the most sublime rose specimens ever created, drawn and painted by renowned botanical artists such as Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Henry Andrews, and John Lindley. The captivating illustrations are from the Royal Horticultural Society, home to one of the world's finest archives of horticultural art. This spectacular volume of roses of every description, also in a reduced format with an incredibly affordable price, is certain to capture the hearts of gardeners and art lovers alike. AUTHOR BIO: Peter Harkness is the author of Modern Garden Roses, The Photographic Encyclopædia of Roses, and Roses to Enjoy. He has edited The Rose Magazine and has contributed to the Royal Horticultural Society Roses Plant Guide. The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 by John Wedgwood and Sir Joseph Banks. It led the way in sending collectors around the world in search of new plant species, and fostered domestic cultivation of many varieties we know and love today. The society's Lindley Library is considered one of the world's finest horticultural archives, containing more than 250,000 paintings, illustrations, and rare books.

Firenze, Officina Galileiana 1857, cm.22,5x30, pp.14, fascicolo.

Unabridged republication of the first edition (Oxford, at the Clarendon Press,1924). New York, Da Capo Press 1974, cm.19,5x26, pp.255, 252 ill.in bn., di cui alcune in tavv.ft., legatura ed.in tutta tela, titoli al piatto ant. e al dorso.

Traduzione di Stefania Bertola. Milano, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore 2005, cm.15x22,5, pp.415, legatura editoriale cartonata con sopraccoperta figurata a colori. Coll.Omnibus. Stuart Dubinsky ha sempre saputo che suo padre David Dubin, come si faceva chiamare, aveva partecipato alla seconda guerra mondiale al seguito del generale Patton e aveva salvato sua madre dagli orrori dei campi di concentramento. Uomo enigmatico e distante, Dubin si era sempre rifiutato di parlare in famiglia della sua esperienza di guerra. Ma quando, dopo la sua morte, Stewart scopre che Dubin era stato prigioniero e poi giudicato dalla corte marziale per aver lasciato fuggire un ufficiale dei servizi segreti che avrebbe dovuto arrestare, decide di fare luce sul suo misterioso passato.