{"product_id":"the-tulip-anna-pavord-9781635573909","title":"The Tulip: Twentieth Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA twentieth anniversary edition of the classic, featuring new material by the author. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Anna Pavord's internationally bestselling sensation, \u003ci\u003eThe Tulip, \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of a flower that has driven men mad. Greed, desire, anguish, and devotion have all played their part in the development of the tulip into a worldwide phenomenon. Today, the United States alone imports three thousand million tulip bulbs each year. No other flower has ever carried so much consequence; it charts political upheavals, illuminates social behavior, mirrors economic booms and busts, plots the ebb and flow of religious persecution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Why did the tulip dominate so many lives through so many centuries in so many countries? Anna Pavord, a self-confessed tulipomaniac, spent six years looking for answers, roaming through Asia, India, and the Ottoman Empire to tell how a humble wildflower of the Asian steppes made its way to Turkey and from there took the whole of Western Europe by storm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sumptuously illustrated from a wide range of sources, this irresistible volume has become a bible, a unique source book, a universal gift book, and a joy to all who possess it. This beautifully redesigned edition features a new Preface by the author, a completely revised listing of the best varieties of this incomparable flower to choose for your garden, and a reorganized listing of tulip species, to reflect the latest thinking by taxonomists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Pavord\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1635573904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635573909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.70w x 1.70d","brand":"Anna Pavord","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43937062322431,"sku":"9781635573909","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_37dc4d5e-c7a5-4a1e-9eb6-14796f4d3d20.jpg?v=1681428010","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-tulip-anna-pavord-9781635573909","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}