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THE FRUIT GROWER'S GUIDE Division 4
by Wright, John
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. S. Virtue & Co., 1894. Book. Illus. by Rivers, Miss May. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. Division IV includes 7 colour plates plus a coloured title page for vol. II. Original green cloth binding, front boards decorated in black, gilt lettering to spine, text block is separated from the binding; binding with general wear and rubbing, frayed at corners and spine. The contents are mainly clean, original patterned endpapers with front free endpaper missing, all edges gilt, plates and tissue guards are free from foxing but have some handling wear and marking. A fair to good clean disbound copy of Div.IV. ["The Fruit Grower's Guide" was published in instalments between 1891 and 1894 and includes 43 fine chromolithographic tissue guarded plates of fruits by May Rivers, and 3 colour vignettes to title pages Complete in 6 divisions,/volumes, each division consists of 176 pages, with adverts to rear, the text in each volume is preceded by 7 or 8 plates; there are further engravings in the text. ].
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032931
- Title
- THE FRUIT GROWER'S GUIDE Division 4
- Author
- Wright, John
- Illustrator
- Rivers, Miss May
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. S. Virtue & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1894
- Size
- 4to
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fruit and Vegetables;
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- 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...
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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