The Book Of Roses
by Francis Parkman
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Boston: J.E. Tilton and Company, 1866. First edition. Leather_bound. Very Good. First edition. Small 8vo in 19th century library binding of dark brown three-quarter leather over marbled paper covered boards. Spine lettered in gilt. The institution's identification is blindstamped onto the leather portion of the front board. 225 pp. with list of "Roses Most Approved By bThe Best Cultivators of the Present Day" and section of "New Roses of 1866". Engraved chapter title pages and chapter headers with tissue guards. A tight, internally clean example, rubbing and scuffing to the leather. A classic work on American roses by an author most known for his historical books. With sections the Culture of The Rose (ope air, potted, propagation, miscellaneous operations; Decriptions of the rose with subsections on 17 varieties of the summer rose and 12 of the autumn rose.
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- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LHE18475
- Title
- The Book Of Roses
- Author
- Francis Parkman
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J.E. Tilton and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1866
- Keywords
- flowers, roses, horticulture, propagation. garden,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nature;
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
TRACKING AND INSURANCE AT OPTION OF BUYER. ON UNINSURED ITEMS, OUR RESPONSIBILITY ENDS WITH PROOF OF SHIPPING---NO EXCEPTIONS! Books are returnable if misdescribed; we must be notified within 48 hours of receipt if making a return. We conform to accepted ABAA grading. "First edition" means "first printing" unless noted; if it doesn't say it has a jacket then it doesn't; faults such as ownership signatures, price clipping, etc. will be noted in the listing. Member ABAA, ILAB, ABNJ.
About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
Glossary
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Library Binding
- A type of reinforced binding designed for libraries, schools, or other applications where a book might experience high...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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