The Tulip: Twentieth Anniversary Edition

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The New York Times bestseller and international publishing sensation-now available in paperback. Greed desire anguish and devotion have all played their part in the development of the tulip from a wild flower of the Asian steppes to the worldwide phenomenon it is today. No other flower has ever carried so much cultural baggage: it charts political upheavals illuminates social behavior mirrors economic booms and busts and plots the ebb and flow of religious persecution. Sumptuously illustrated from a wide range of sources this beautifully produced and irresistible volume has become a bible a unique source book a universal gift book and a joy to all who possess it. Now available in paperback its as irresistible as its subject.