The Rose — A Beautiful Oversized Coffee Table Book
Celebrate the timeless beauty of the rose with this oversized hardcover edition of The Rose from Friedman-Fairfax Publishing Group.
Published in 1998, this lavishly illustrated book contains 224 pages featuring more than 100 photographs of roses and rose bushes, accompanied by beautiful poetry and lyrical passages celebrating the "queen of flowers."
The large 14" x 11" format makes this much more than a typical gardening book—it is designed to be enjoyed as a coffee table display book, with full-color floral photography that makes a beautiful decorative statement.
The book combines the appeal of a photography book, gardening reference, and poetry collection, making it particularly attractive to rose lovers, gardeners, floral enthusiasts, and collectors of oversized illustrated books.
The photographs showcase the incredible variety, color, form, and beauty of roses, while the accompanying poetry adds a romantic and literary dimension. The book includes verses celebrating roses from well-known poets including Shakespeare, Keats, and Robert Frost.
DETAILS
- Published by Friedman/Fairfax Publishing Group
- 1998 publication
- Hardcover
- 224 pages
- More than 100 photographs of roses and rose bushes
- Full-color floral photography
- Poetry and literary passages celebrating roses
- Oversized coffee-table format
- ISBN: 1-56799-579-9
- No dust jacket
- Approximately 14" x 11" x 1.5"
APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS
14" L x 11" W x 1.5" D
CONDITION
Pre-owned hardcover book without a dust jacket.
Please review all photographs carefully for the book's actual condition, including the covers, spine, page edges, and interior pages. The absence of the dust jacket is reflected in the description and pricing.
The book contains 224 pages and is being offered primarily as a beautiful oversized photography and coffee-table display book, while also appealing to rose and gardening enthusiasts.
STYLING
This oversized floral book would make an elegant addition to:
- A coffee table
- Garden room
- Sunroom
- Conservatory-inspired décor
- Cottage or English country-style interior
- Floral or botanical collection
- Guest room
- Gardening library
- Romantic or traditional décor
Its large format and abundant rose photography make it particularly effective as a decorative book to display open to a favorite floral photograph.
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