THE FAIRFIELD ORCHIDS: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Species and Varieties Grown by James Brooke & Co., Fairfield Nurseries, and 16 & 18, Victoria Street, Manchester. With Chapters Upon the History Etc. of These Plants and An Appendix Containing the Significations of the Names
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- Hardcover
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
Octavo (8 7/8 by 5 7/8 inches) London: Bradbury, Evans, & Co. and James Brooke & Co., 1872. Original Edition. 128 pages, glossary, good condition: green cloth hardback binding with title in gilt on upper cover within an ornamental gilt oval device, (mild shelf wear, not affecting contents).
A nineteenth century trade catalogue produced by renowned growers; and offered at a time when there was a growing interest in orchid culture.
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- Bookseller
- Caravan Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1065
- Title
- THE FAIRFIELD ORCHIDS
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Original Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bradbury, Evans, & Co. and James Brooke & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1872
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fairfield Orchids
- Bookseller catalogs
- Old and Rare; Gardens; Antiquarian; Orchids; Horticulture; Trade Catalogue;
Terms of Sale
Caravan Book Store
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About the Seller
Caravan Book Store
Biblio member since 2019
Los Angeles, California
About Caravan Book Store
For more than 65 years, we have specialized in rare and out of print books on the Western experience, satisfying a vast and varied clientele. Our focus is on early California and Los Angeles, represented by books, ephemera, paintings, and prints. Fine press, printing history, literature, gastronomy, aviation, railroads, and voyages are also available. Our store opened in downtown Los Angeles in 1954, and is now closed; but we are still available by phone, regular mail, and email. We issue occasional catalogs online.
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- Gilt
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- Device
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- Cloth
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- Shelf Wear
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