A thing in disguise : the visionary life of Joseph Paxton
Colquhoun, Kate2003
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Horticulturist to the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire and architect of the Crystal Palace at the Great Exhibition of 1851, Joseph Paxton is a man who typifies the Victorian ideal of self-improvement. This is a portrait of one of that era's great heroes.
Main title:
A thing in disguise : the visionary life of Joseph Paxton / Kate Colquhoun.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Fourth Estate, 2003.
Collation:
xi, 307 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims. (some col.), plans, ports. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-296) and index.
ISBN:
9780007143535 (hbk)
Dewey class:
712.092920
Local class:
920B
Language:
English
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BRN:
1311525
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