The Aloes of South Africa
by REYNOLDS, GILBERT WESTACOTT
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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About This Item
A.A. Balkema 1974. Super octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, xviii + 534pp, illus, VG+ (light tanning to page edges) in d/w VG (moderate bruising to spine extrems, light rubbing, light fading to spine)
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- Bookseller
- Hard To Find Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Aloes of South Africa
- Author
- REYNOLDS, GILBERT WESTACOTT
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A.A. Balkema 1974
- Keywords
- botany natural history plants Aloe South Africa biology
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....