Illustrations of the British Flora; a Series of Wood Engravings, with Dissections, of British Plants
by W.H. Fitch, W.G. Smith
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : L. Reeve & Co., Ltd., 1892. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1892. Third Edition, Revised. 347 pages. Quarter bound brown leather with green cloth covered boards. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Ex Libris plate to front pastedown. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Pencil marginalia and annotations to pages and illustrations. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Leather peeling to spine, with noticeable scuffing and scratches overall. Book is slightly forward leaning.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1648627143CHR
- Title
- Illustrations of the British Flora; a Series of Wood Engravings, with Dissections, of British Plants
- Author
- W.H. Fitch, W.G. Smith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London : L. Reeve & Co., Ltd.
- Date Published
- 1892
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...