CORNERS OF GREY OLD GARDENS
by (King, Jessie M.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Richmond, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
A reprint of the 1914 First Edition. . . this second issue published in 1917. An octavo of 151 pp. with eight color plates by Margaret Waterfield mounted on heavy stock, illustrate charming essays on gardening by various authors. White paper over boards with a marvelous cover illustrations in vivid colors by Jessie M. King. Top edge gilt. A companion volume to A Book Of Sundials, this is considered by many to be one of the finest examples of Jessie King's inimitable style. An absolutely beautiful copy, very clean and bright with none of the darkening to spine and cover that is usually found with this title. The contents are clean and free from foxing. Front free endpaper lacking otherwise a perfect copy. White 112. $150.00
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Details
- Bookseller
- Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2804
- Title
- CORNERS OF GREY OLD GARDENS
- Author
- (King, Jessie M.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. N. Foulis
- Place of Publication
- London, Edinburgh and Boston
- Date Published
- (1917)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Glasgow, Jessie M. KIng, gardening scotland britain edinburgh
Terms of Sale
Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books
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Glossary
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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....