The Fruit Grower's Guide Volumes I - VI
by Wright, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/None
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: J.S. Virtue & Co., Limited, 1891. 1891-94. Three volumes bound into six books. With 43 full page tissue guarded chromolithographs and three colour title page vignettes, numerous black and white illustrations throughout. Occasional light foxing. All edges gilt and all uniformly bound in the original green decorative cloth with black and green blind stamped illustration and titles, gilt spine titles. All volumes with light scuffing (Vol. II with more scuffing than the others), thin bumping to head & foot of spine. Soft rubbing and light bumping to corner tips. Bindings tight albeit a couple volumes ever so slightly askew. 29cm. Attractive set.. First Edition. Hb. VG/None.
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- Bookseller
- BOOKMARK Ltd
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029083
- Title
- The Fruit Grower's Guide Volumes I - VI
- Author
- Wright, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J.S. Virtue & Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1891
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gardening;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
BOOKMARK Ltd
Will reimburse cost of book, if not as described.
About the Seller
BOOKMARK Ltd
Biblio member since 2006
Auckland
About BOOKMARK Ltd
BOOK.MARK carries a large inventory of most subjects, the majority of which are not listed on the Net.Open 7 days.Shop has a great atmospere and plenty of memorabilia and curios to add to the pleasures of browsing the shelves.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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