New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1896 Dark-green cloth covers with gilt imprinting on the spine. The head and heel have been bumped/rubbed and are starting to fray. The corners have been bumped and rubbed and the edges of the spine. The front cover has also been rubbed in a few places down to the cloth, but not through, and the color still shows. 462 pages, with an index, that are tanning and have a watermark in the upper right-hand corner on pages 131-246 as well as on the edges of some other pages. Tape on several pages. There is a hole on the titlepage. Ex-library with typical markings. Binding is good and tight.. Cloth. Good +/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

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Seller: Lots of Love Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 011040
Title: Insectivorous Plants
Author: Darwin, Charles, M.A., F.R.S
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good +
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Publisher: D. Appleton & Co.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1896
Keywords: Darwin, Plants, Botany, Insectivorous Plants
Bookseller catalogs: Science;

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Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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....
Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...