London: Adam & Charles Black / A & C Black, 1907. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Ella Du Cane. Small quarto. 150, (6) pages. Hardcover bound in white decorative cloth with cover designs embossed in gilt and in blind. The binding shows some rubbing and wear, and the spine is tanned. Spine is a bit faded and rubbed about the edges. Secure inner hinges. Endpapers tanned; the front pastedown has a private bookplate of Barbara Child. The text is a little toned but is generally clean. Collates complete with all of the beautiful color plates.

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Bookseller: Pages Past Used and Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 044717
Title: The Flowers and Gardens of Madeira
Author: Du Cane, Florence
Illustrator: Ella Du Cane
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition First Printing
Publisher: Adam & Charles Black / A & C Black
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1907
Weight: 2.90 lbs
Keywords: 1907; Florence Du Cane; Ella Du Cane; Ducane; Madeira; Travel; History; Flowers; Gardens; Color Plates.
Bookseller catalogs: Botany & Horticulture; Travel; Asia;
Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall

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Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.

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