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LEADER: 02535cam 2200541 i 4500
001 ocn915120559
003 OCoLC
005 20220721033828.0
008 150729s2015 vtua b 001 0 eng c
040 $aYDXCP$beng$erda$cYDXCP$dBTCTA$dBDX$dMNU$dOCLCF$dOEI$dVP@$dSFR$dJDP$dOCL$dOCLCO$dOCLCQ$dOCLCO
020 $a1603586660
020 $a9781603586665
035 $a(OCoLC)915120559
037 $bChelsea Green Pub Co, Po Box 428, White River Junction, VT, USA, 05001, (802)2956300, 105$nSAN 669-7631
042 $apcc
050 4 $aSB373$b.M67 2015
082 04 $a641
100 1 $aMorgan, Joan,$d1940-$eauthor.
245 10 $aBook of pears :$bthe definitive history and guide to over 500 varieties /$cJoan Morgan ; with paintings by Elisabeth Dowle.
264 1 $aWhite River Junction, Vermont :$bChelsea Green Publishing,$c2015.
300 $a304 pages :$bcolor illustrations ;$c26 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
336 $astill image$bsti$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 $aThe book comprises eight narrative chapters and a directory to over 500 varieties of pear. The chapters follow the pear's journey across continents and cultures, tracing its history and development. Each directory entry contains tasting notes, covers the variety's origins and history, and includes full fruit descriptions for the purposes of identification, as well as details helpful to its cultivation.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 292-297) and index.
586 $aCouncil on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award Nominee, 2016
650 0 $aPears$xHistory.
650 0 $aPears$xVarieties.
650 0 $aPears$vPictorial works.
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650 7 $aPears$xVarieties.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01802540
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655 7 $aHistory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411628
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655 7 $aHistory.$2lcgft
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655 7 $aIllustrated works.$2lcgft
655 7 $aOuvrages illustrés.$2rvmgf
700 1 $aDowle, Elisabeth,$eillustrator.
938 $aBrodart$bBROD$n113469888
938 $aBaker and Taylor$bBTCP$nBK0017478329
938 $aYBP Library Services$bYANK$n12544725
029 1 $aAU@$b000056991691
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948 $hNO HOLDINGS IN IME - 125 OTHER HOLDINGS