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The Hawai'i Garden Tropical Exotics
by Horace F. Clay and James C. Hubbard
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Honolulu: The University of Hawaii Press, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Rick Golt. First Edition, inscribed by both authors and photographer in black felt pen on the half title page, Quality University of Hawaii publication almost 12 inches in height, 267 pages including index, more than 100 Hawaiian tropical plants are featured, full page color plates, Book is at least Very Good Plus, light foxing on top edge else Fine, two tone green and white boards with bright gilt titles to spine, tight and square with sharp corners, No previous owner bookplate or writing. Jacket is Very Good Plus some edge wear, a few minor tears and some rubbing to rear panel, shows well in new mylar sleeve. A very clean and most presentable inscribed First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001457
- Title
- The Hawai'i Garden Tropical Exotics
- Author
- Horace F. Clay and James C. Hubbard
- Illustrator
- Rick Golt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The University of Hawaii Press
- Place of Publication
- Honolulu
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Plants of Hawaii, Tropical Plants, Hawaiian Tropical Plants
Terms of Sale
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10 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- New
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
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