The Book of Flowers: Four Centuries of Flower Illustration
by Coats, Alice M
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0070114803
- ISBN 13
- 9780070114807
- Seller
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
NY: McGraw Hill, 1974. 2nd pr.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. A history of illustrated flower books with a description of the various types. Handsome folio volume, 11" by 14.5". Olive green silk cloth binding, bright gilt spine titles, blindstamped flower design to front cover. 208 pages with bibliography and index. 126 illustrations, including 40 full page color plates taken from rare printed books. The period 1485 to 1850 is covered, after which standards of reproduction began to decline. There is a small crease which runs down the center of the dj font panel, but not conspicuous. clean copy. Record # 379188
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- Bookseller
- Browsing Is Arousing (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 379188
- Title
- The Book of Flowers: Four Centuries of Flower Illustration
- Author
- Coats, Alice M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd pr.
- ISBN 10
- 0070114803
- ISBN 13
- 9780070114807
- Publisher
- McGraw Hill
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- art, Botany, , .
- Bookseller catalogs
- art;
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...