THE GREATER PERFECTION the Story of the Gardens at Les Quatre Vents
by Cabot, Francis H
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2001. Hardcover; 4to; 327 pages. First edition. Scarce. Green cloth hardcovers with gilt lettering on spine. Lightly rubbed edges. Bright and clean interior, with many illustrations in colour. Inscribed and SIGNED byt the author on the half-title page. In a glossy green jacket, white titles, light shelfwear. NF/NF. Signed. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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- Bookseller
- J. Wyatt Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 227874
- Title
- THE GREATER PERFECTION the Story of the Gardens at Les Quatre Vents
- Author
- Cabot, Francis H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
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About the Seller
J. Wyatt Books
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Ottawa, Ontario
About J. Wyatt Books
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