Le jardin des plantes.
by Boitard, M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good, edges of boards worn, covers scuffed, some plates toned, pages creased, folding plan has some tears but no loss.
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Paris.: Dubochet., 1845. Contemporary quarter red morocco over marbled boards, elaborate gilt spine decorations, marbled endpapers. . Good, edges of boards worn, covers scuffed, some plates toned, pages creased, folding plan has some tears but no loss.. 4to.,27x18 cm. . French text. Description of the garden and animals in the menagerie of Museum of Natural History. Heavy book, weight: 4.2 lb. will require extra shipping. Numerous illustrations including four color plates of birds and a folding plan of the garden. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 183016
- Title
- Le jardin des plantes.
- Author
- Boitard, M
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary quarter red morocco over marbled boards, elaborate gilt spine decorations, marbled endpapers.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, edges of boards worn, covers scuffed, some plates toned, pages creased, folding plan has some tears but no loss.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dubochet.
- Place of Publication
- Paris.
- Date Published
- 1845
- Pages
- lxvi, 472 pp.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Animals;
- Size
- 4to.,27x18 cm.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Morocco
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