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Gardening for Amateurs. A Simple, Complete, and Practical Guide for Garden Lovers [Two Volumes]
by Thomas, H. H. [ed.]
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Cassell and Company, Limited 1915. Large 8vo.Illustrated. First Editions. 2 volumes. vii, 576; v, 577-1136 pp. Dark green half morocco over lighter green boards, with raised bands, gilt stamped floral decorations to spine; top edge gilt. Bound by Bickers. Illustrated with 24 coloured plates and throughout with 'many hundreds' of photographs and sketches. Bindings generally fresh and clean, with very slight but pleasing fading to spine. Spotting to rear of plates and endpapers, otherwise internally clean. A hefty, pretty pair. 27 cms tall. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Near Fine. Half Morocco. First Edition. 1915.
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- Bookseller
- Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 67588
- Title
- Gardening for Amateurs. A Simple, Complete, and Practical Guide for Garden Lovers [Two Volumes]
- Author
- Thomas, H. H. [ed.]
- Format/Binding
- Half Morocco
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company, Limited 1915
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1915
- Size
- Large 8vo.Illustrated
- Keywords
- Gardening,Fine Bindings,Flowers,,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Bindings; Illustrated; Gardening;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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London, Greater London
About Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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Glossary
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- First Edition
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