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Rhododendrons of the World
by David G. Leach
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/Good-
- Seller
-
Lochcarron, Highland, United Kingdom
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About This Item
First edition, with dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Maps on endpapers. Fold-out phylogenetic chart in colour. B&w photos and drawings.
Dust jacket heavily worn; with several tears and creases and a couple of small stains; discoloured with age. Boards with mild rubbing on edges; corners slightly bumped. Pencil price mark on front free endpaper; owner's name on half title page. Mild foxing on endpapers; spotting on edge of text block; pages otherwise clean. Binding tight.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kilmaree Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 133
- Title
- Rhododendrons of the World
- Author
- David G. Leach
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Allen and Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962
- Pages
- 544
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- rhododendron, botany
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gardening;
Terms of Sale
Kilmaree Books
14 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Kilmaree Books
Biblio member since 2024
Lochcarron, Highland
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.