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LES ORCHIDÉES. HISTOIRE ICONOGRAPHIQUE. Organographie Classification Géographie Collections Commerce Emploi -- Culture avec une Revue Descriptive des Espèces Cultivées en Europe
by DE PUYDT, E[mile]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Light, scattered foxing, including to some plates; bookplate on front pastedown; light rubbing to joints. Very Good
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Paris: J. Rothschild, 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. Light, scattered foxing, including to some plates; bookplate on front pastedown; light rubbing to joints. Very Good. Quarto (7" x 11") bound in 3/4 burgundy morocco and marbled boards with gilt rules and lettering, five raised bands, top edge gilt. Illustrated with 50 fine chromolithographed plates, finished by hand, with tissue guards, and 244 figures in the text.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021650
- Title
- LES ORCHIDÉES. HISTOIRE ICONOGRAPHIQUE. Organographie Classification Géographie Collections Commerce Emploi -- Culture avec une Revue Descriptive des Espèces Cultivées en Europe
- Author
- DE PUYDT, E[mile]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Light, scattered foxing, including to some plates; bookplate on front pastedown; light rubbing to joints. Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. Rothschild
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1880
- Keywords
- Orchids, Chromolithographs, Floral, Botanical, Illustrated Books, Flowers, Gardening
- Bookseller catalogs
- Botanicals;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
Glossary
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- Marbled boards
- ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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