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Specimens Of British Mosses In The English Lake District, Prepared By C.F.W.
by C.F.W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Contemporary three quarter dark olive morocco and cloth, front and back covers with gilt wreath design and lettered in gilt. Aeg
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Np: Np, 1850. First edition. Hardcover. Contemporary three quarter dark olive morocco and cloth, front and back covers with gilt wreath design and lettered in gilt. Aeg. Very good. 25.5 x 22.5 cm. 8 page Index. Printed title page with a specimen of a moss wreath and initials apparently cut out and laid down, mostly likely taken from one of Flintoft's (James Flintoff) works. There are 175 specimens, many with more than one specimen, each captioned in ink and pencil. Also laid in, a three page hand written in ink commentary in the same hand pertaining to mosses with a mention of Sir Jackson Hooker. Raised bands, spine panels with gilt arabesque motifs.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23972
- Title
- Specimens Of British Mosses In The English Lake District, Prepared By C.F.W.
- Author
- C.F.W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Contemporary three quarter dark olive morocco and cloth, front and back covers with gilt wreath design and lettered in gilt. Aeg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Np
- Place of Publication
- Np
- Date Published
- 1850
- Keywords
- Science
- Bookseller catalogs
- Botany; Flora;
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About the Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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ardsley, New York
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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