The sakura obsession : the incredible story of the plant hunter who saved Japan's cherry blossoms /...
The sakura obsession : the incredible story of the plant hunter who saved Japan's cherry blossoms /...
The sakura obsession : the incredible story of the plant hunter who saved Japan's cherry blossoms / Naoko Abe.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Uniform title
Call Numbers
G 2019/3211
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MMS ID
Language
English
Japanese
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Physical Description
Physical content
xix, 380 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), 1 map ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
part 1. The birth of a dream: Family ties ; Mayfair-by-the-Sea ; Triumphs and tragedies ; Enforced seclusion ; Japan beckons ; The rising sun ; The birds and the bees ; Ingram's war ; Birth of a dream -- part 2. Creation and collection: Twin quests ; The Dejima doctors ; Hunting plants ; Creation an...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Edition
First United States edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2019.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Collingwood 'Cherry' Ingram first fell in love with the sakura, or cherry tree, when he visited Japan on his honeymoon in 1907. So taken with the plant, he brought back hundreds of cuttings with him to England, where he created a garden of cherry varieties. In 1926, he learned that the Great White Cherry had become extinct in Japan. Six years late...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The sakura obsession : the incredible story of the plant hunter who saved Japan's cherry blossoms / Naoko Abe.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
"Translated by the author"--Dust jacket.
"This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-362) and index....
Language note
In English, translated from the Japanese.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2019
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2019/3211
Record Identifier
74VKVxjX0WWd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVxjX0WWd
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ISBN
1524733571 (hardcover)
9781524733575 (hardcover)
DDC
580.92
MMS ID
991024249805902626
