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The American Fruit Culturist, Containing Practical Directions For The Propagation And Culture Of Fruit Trees In The Nursery, Orchard, And Garden
by Thomas, John T
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Orig. dark green cloth backstrip lettered in gilt. Very good
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Wood & Co, 1867. Hardcover. Orig. dark green cloth backstrip lettered in gilt. Very good. 511 pages. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. This expanded edition with 408 illustrations is newly arranged and rewritten based on Downing's (Fruits and Fruit Trees of America) first edition which appeared after the first edition of this title. General Index and Glossary. Scattered foxing throughout, beveled edges, nicks to backstrip head and foot, tight binding.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22659
- Title
- The American Fruit Culturist, Containing Practical Directions For The Propagation And Culture Of Fruit Trees In The Nursery, Orchard, And Garden
- Author
- Thomas, John T
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. dark green cloth backstrip lettered in gilt. Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Wood & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1867
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Flora
- Bookseller catalogs
- Landscape Architecture; Natural History; Gardening; Flora;
Terms of Sale
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ardsley, New York
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
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