Australian Complete Book of Flowers
by Macoboy, Stirling & Blombery, Alec
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0600073408
- ISBN 13
- 9780600073406
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Paul Hamlyn, Sydney, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover (Cloth backed boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: photographic. Preface by authors, index of popular names and index of botanical names stop bottle green coloured end pages. The text is illustrated with over 1660 coloured plates of flowering plants. White coloured boards with green coloured titles to the front panel and the back strip. Colour photographic dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. The book was written back in the days when kiwifruit were known as Chinese gooseberries. The book is not a book of Australian plants, but rather a book of flowering plants that do grow in Australia. Rubbing of the top book corners and lower book edges. Softening of the back strip with age toning of the text block edges. A few marks to the end pages. Some creasing of the top dustwrapper edge with a little chipping to the back strip edges. Sunning of the back strip. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. 512 pages, indexed, by popular name, and by botanical names. There are 1659 colour photographs. Original hardcover binding slightly foxed at the bottom of the front and rear panels, and there is foxing to the underside of the dustjacket which has an extended top and bottom flap fold over. There is a short cut on the spine section of the dustjacket approximately 1 inch long through the word "Australian", and a short split at the top of the right-hand side of the front panel. No other damage to describe.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Gardening; Botany; Australia; Natural History & Resources. ISBN: 0600073408. ISBN/EAN: 9780600073406. Inventory No: 0289175. . 9780600073406
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0289175
- Title
- Australian Complete Book of Flowers
- Author
- Macoboy, Stirling & Blombery, Alec
- Illustrator
- photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Cloth backed boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0600073408
- ISBN 13
- 9780600073406
- Publisher
- Paul Hamlyn
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Flowers, Australia, guide Gardening; Botany; Australia; Natural History & Resources. photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0600073408 EAN: 9780600073406 Macoboy, Stirling & Blombery, Alec Australian Complete Book of Flowers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gardening;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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