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Flora de Filipinas, Segun el Sistema Sexual de Linneo: Por el P. Fr. Manuel Blanco, Agustino Calzado. Segunda Impresion, Corregida y Aumentada por el mismo autor
by Blanco, Manuel
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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About This Item
Manila: Imprenta de D. Miguel Sanchez, 1845 Second Edition printed in Manila, corrected and augmented by the author, in contemporary, presumably original, gilt-stamped half-leather & marbled boards, nice shape overall, boards moderately rubbed with chipping to edges, leather rubbed & scuffed but titles clear, blindstamp of 'S. G. Ancheta Library & Museum' to title page as well as to pages 99, 299, & 499; signature stamp of a former owner (name undecipherable) at same spot to title page, old label of a Madrid antiquarian bookseller to top pastdown corner, no other markings, pages very clean & unfoxed though there are tiny worm holes from approx p. 310 to the end (mostly marginal areas - text not affected at all), binding tight, hinges very solid, a remarkably well-preserved copy of this very scarce very early botany and flora of the Philippines, the first full-scale study of such, conducted according to the Linnaean classification system; originally published in Manila in 1837, it was published once more in the 19th century 1877-1883 (with illustrations); all issues of the book are incredibly scarce; 8vo; lix; (1); 619pp indexed & incl errata page. Half-Leather. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Nighttown Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29550
- Title
- Flora de Filipinas, Segun el Sistema Sexual de Linneo: Por el P. Fr. Manuel Blanco, Agustino Calzado. Segunda Impresion, Corregida y Aumentada por el mismo autor
- Author
- Blanco, Manuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Manila: Imprenta de D. Miguel Sanchez
- Date Published
- 1845
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Blanco, Manuel Flora de Filipinas, Segun el Sistema Sexual de Linneo: Por el P. Fr. Manuel Blanco, Agustino Calzado. Segunda Impresion, Corregida y Aumentada por el mismo autor
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
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- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- Chipping
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- G
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