A History of Gardening in England
by Alicia Amherst
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1896. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Large 8vo, xiv + pp405 with 312 b/w illustrations throughout. Hardcover no dust jacket. Publishers green cloth binding with gilt titles and designs to spine and front board in very good condition with a little wear to top and tail of spine and a few marks to boards. Inside gift inscription dated 1897 to verso of ffe paper, all other pages and plates in very good clean condition with no foxing or aging. A very nice copy in a tight bright binding.
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- Bookseller
- Nikki Green Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000644
- Title
- A History of Gardening in England
- Author
- Alicia Amherst
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Bernard Quaritch
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- natural history / gardening
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- Gilt
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