Odorographia, A Natural History of Raw Materials and Drugs Used in the Perfume Industry
by J. Ch. Sawer
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Gurney & Jackson, 1892. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, xvii + pp383 with 13 b/w illustrations throughout text and 1 pull out map. Hardcover no dust jacket. Handsomely rebound in 3/4 tan calf leather over marbled boards with gilt titles and 5 raised band to spine in very good condition with a tiny bit of rubbing to very top of spine. Inside a few spots of foxing to end papers otherwise all pages and pull out map in excellent clean and bright condition. A lovely copy of a scarce title.
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- Bookseller
- Nikki Green Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000914
- Title
- Odorographia, A Natural History of Raw Materials and Drugs Used in the Perfume Industry
- Author
- J. Ch. Sawer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Gurney & Jackson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1892
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- perfume / science
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About the Seller
Nikki Green Books
Biblio member since 2021
Glasgow, Glasgow
About Nikki Green Books
Nikki Green Books is based in Glasgow. We are third generation bookdealers, beginning with Eve Lowell who started The Dartmoor Bookshop in Ashburton and Sue Lowell Natural History Books, our parent company, based in London. We specialise in natural history along with a wide range of subjects
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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....
- Marbled boards
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...