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HANDBOOK OF HARDY TREES, SHRUBS, AND HERBACEOUS PLANTS. Containing Descriptions, Native Countries, etc. of a Selection of the Best Species in Cultivation, together with Cultural Details, Comparitive Hardiness, Suitability for Different Situations,
by W.B.HEMSLEY
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- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
LONDON: LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO , 1877 Publisher's Green cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine and blind frames with floral centre pieces to both boards, 225 x 150 mm approx. xliv + 688 pp + publishers 44 page catalogue for March 1876. 264 woodcut line figs in text. Based on Decaisne and Naudin. First Edition 1877. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good (Book - shelf wear to cloth - mainly colour rubbing, boards exposed to bottom corner tips, front end paper starting, mull and sewing cords holding, mild occasional foxing, moderate to some leaves. No previous owner name or insc.) A sound reference copy.
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- booksonlinebrighton
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 133398
- Title
- HANDBOOK OF HARDY TREES, SHRUBS, AND HERBACEOUS PLANTS. Containing Descriptions, Native Countries, etc. of a Selection of the Best Species in Cultivation, together with Cultural Details, Comparitive Hardiness, Suitability for Different Situations,
- Author
- W.B.HEMSLEY
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1877
- Keywords
- Hardy Trees, Shrubs and Herbaceous Plants, W B Hemsley, Decaisne and Naudin, Horticulture, Garden Plans, Botany,
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Spine
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- Leaves
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- Shelf Wear
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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