AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE THE BROOKLYN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, / By the President John W. Degrauw, Esq. December 7th, 1854; Also The Report of the Treasurer, W. S. Dunham, with the Report of the Executive Committee....Published by Order of the Society
by Degrauw, John W.; Dunham, W. S
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- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Brooklyn [NY]: J. W. Heighway, & Co., Printers, 1855.. 1855.. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wraps sewn with tan thread. The rear wrapper is lacking. The front wrap is darkened, stained & soiled with the corners creased & with small pieces out. The spine is perished & the wrap is partially detached. 31 pages & [2] leaves. There is staining & soiling to the rear blank & to the bottom corners of 2 leaves. The bottom corners of the first 3 leaves are creased. There is a light vertical crease to the front wrap & to each page of the pamphlet. Overall, the contents are good. <p>The Society was incorporated in April 1, 1854. Its offspring was the Hunt Horticultural and Botanical Garden, incorporated Aptril 9, 1855.<p>Rare. WorldCat locates only two copies.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15064
- Title
- AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE THE BROOKLYN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, / By the President John W. Degrauw, Esq. December 7th, 1854; Also The Report of the Treasurer, W. S. Dunham, with the Report of the Executive Committee....Published by Order of the Society
- Author
- Degrauw, John W.; Dunham, W. S
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Brooklyn [NY]: J. W. Heighway, & Co., Printers, 1855.
- Date Published
- 1855.
- Keywords
- GARDENING; HORTICULTURE; NEW YORK CITY; BROOKLYN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY; EXHIBITIONS; SPEECH; PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS; JOHN W. DEGRAUW; TREASURER'S REPORT; W. S. DUNHAM; REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.
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- Gardening;
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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