The Vegetable World by Charles Williams - 2012-01-10

New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

James B. Dow. Collectible - Acceptable. Boston: James B. Dow, 1833. 1st U.S. edition. 24mo. 260pp. Fair book. Lower binding corner of p. 79/80 chipped, resulting in some text loss. Several other pages torn on edge. (botany, flowers, nature, storytelling, conduct of life) Inquire if you need further information.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Boston: James B. Dow, 1833. Hardcover. First American edition; 6 x 4; pp. 260; early publisher's binding, olive green cloth over boards; morocco label with gilt title to spine; a bit of wear to cloth; two small nicks to tips of spine; text mostly very clean, but for some foxing to first and last few pages; previous owner's signature to front board verso; illustrated with a wood-engraved plate frontis; very good or better condition.An uncommon educational book, aimed at children and young adults and presented in the form of conversations between the Elwood children and their parents, it contains chapters on grapes, olives, dispersion of seeds, and more. The original owner of the book, Mrs. George A. Hayward (Ellen) of St. Louis, was a well known figure in the literary and society circles of mid-19th century Missouri, wife of businessman and investor in New Mexico copper mines George A. Hayward, and mother of Florence Hayward - the Woman Commissioner of the Louisiana Purchase… Read More