Peterson Field Guide To Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs by Hobbs, Christopher; Foster, Steven - 2002

Boston, MA: Mariner Books, 2002. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 446 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. PLEASE NOTE: The reasons for the lower "good" rating: (1) The book shows slight cocking from being improperly stored in a box. (2) Rounding or light bumping to three corners. (3) Fading on the spine. The green shows blue and the yellow shows white. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.