SEED TO SEED:; The Secret Life of Plants
by Harberd, Nicholas
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1582344132
- ISBN 13
- 9781582344133
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bloomsbury, 2006. First U.S. Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Polly Napper. 8vo, oxblood quarter cloth with gold lettering over purple boards, illustrated with detailed B&W sketches by Polly Napper, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped), oxblood endpapers, 311 pages + [1] A Note on the Author / A Note on the Type. Nicholas Harberd FRS (born 1956] is Sibthorpian Professor of Plant Science and former head of the Department of Plant Sciences (since 2022 part of the Department of Biology) at the University of Oxford.<br /> <br /> <br /> Very Interesting and authoritative study! Clean, tight, bright copy in unclipped dust jacket with slight rubbing (most apparent to its top) & a small spot on rear panel. No previous owner or remainder marks.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9338
- Title
- SEED TO SEED:; The Secret Life of Plants
- Author
- Harberd, Nicholas
- Illustrator
- Polly Napper
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1582344132
- ISBN 13
- 9781582344133
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- illustrated, plants, flowers, seeds, horticulture, gardening
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.