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A Garden from a Hundred Packets of Seed
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Based on the metadata we have, A Garden from a Hundred Packets of Seed by James Fenton looks closest to a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. Stored edition details show 2002 • Farrar, Straus and Giroux • 136 pages, which helps set expectations for scope and pacing.
Edition on file: 2002 • Farrar, Straus and Giroux • 136 pages • ISBN 9780374160296.
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