London: W. Robinson, 1903. Three large (9 3/4" x 12 3/4") uniform volumes bound in maroon cloth with horizontal gilt rules and gilt lettering on spine. Spines slightly faded, light spotting of the top edge of pages, board edges lightly rubbed, spine ends pushed in, but not frayed, and tips of boards slightly pushed in as well. A monthly review bound up for each of years 1903, 1904, and 1905. Each volume has its own title page and preface that were not part of the monthly magazines; the original covers of the monthly magazine are not bound in. Articles by various writers on different species of plants and trees. The magazine started in April 1903 and ran through December 1905, thus Volume 1 includes nine months, the other two volumes twelve months each. Each month has two colour plates (thus 66 in total, all present) with tissue guards. These are fine colour lithographs (not chromolithographs) which the editor refers to as "smudge lithographs". They are printed on heavy lightly-coated paper with some shine. Some of the plates are foxed, the adjacent tissue guards even more so, but many are clear of foxing and display brilliantly. The text is printed on heavy paper with any foxing strictly limited to the very edges of the leaves. There are also many detailed wood engravings printed with the text, some full page size. Volume 1 has 324 pages and weighs 2.9 kg,; Volume 2 has 392 pages and weighs 3.3 kg; Volume 3 has 360 pages and weighs 3.0 kg. Each volume has its own index bound in at the rear. A very nice complete set. The weight will require additional postage depending on destination.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket.

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: Purpora Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 20707
Title: Flora and Sylva (3 Volumes Complete)
Author: Robinson, W. (editor)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: W. Robinson
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1903
Bookseller catalogs: Natural History;
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

Terms of Sale

Purpora Books

Upon receiving your order, books will be held until payment is received: cheque, money order, or PayPal, or payment via Biblio.com's options. Shipping: by surface mail within Canada, add $13.00 US for the first book and $2 for each additional book; for airmail service to the U.S. (note there is no longer surface mail service to the U.S. A. from Canada) add $17.00 US for the first book, and $10.00 for each additional book; for international surface mail, add $18.00 US for the first book, or for international airmail, add $40.00 US. For customers in Canada, the HST/GST is included in the price. Shipping costs are based on books weighing up to 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. All books are shipped well protected. Reciprocal discount offered to the trade. Book condition is based on the following guidelines: Fine - a copy with only a very minor flaw and may actually be new and unread; Near Fine - a copy with a more significant flaw or several minor flaws and/or with an overall feel and appearance of a lightly used book; Very Good - a more worn copy but still in collectible condition. Book plates, remainder marks, previous owner names, price-clipped dust jackets and store stamps are always mentioned. A scan of a book cover is available upon request.� 30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Please notify Purpora Books prior to return.

About the Seller

Purpora Books

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2009

Comox, British Columbia

Ask Seller a Question

About Purpora Books

Purpora Books is a full-time business specializing in literature first editions, signed copies, poetry broadsides and fine press. Over 50% of our inventory is devoted to Canadian authors. We are committed to finding and providing our customers the nicest and most interesting copies available. Our bookroom is open by appointment - please phone ahead. We are always interested in buying books, from single collectible items to complete libraries.

Glossary
Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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...
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...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...