ALPINE PLANTS: figures and descriptions of the most striking & beautiful of the Alpine Flowers. [ TWO VOLUMES = complete set]
by Wooster,David
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
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Blockley, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Bell & Sons 2nd edition of vol.1 First edn of vol.2], 1874, 1874. Hardcover. Fine. Color plates (108 numbered plates) by B. Fawcett. 2 VOLUMES quarto blue blind stamped and gilt pictorial cloth [hinges sl.rubbed/corners with tips sl.worn) [First series] xi + 152pp & "Second Series" [iv] + 140pp All tissue guards in place. All the illustrations are clean, bright and in fine chromolithography. Only the fore-edge has some pale foxing with the plates and text pages clean and all tightly attached to the binding. A V.G+ copy in a very pretty binding in bright fine condition.
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- Bookseller
- Abbey Antiquarian Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- V75658
- Title
- ALPINE PLANTS: figures and descriptions of the most striking & beautiful of the Alpine Flowers. [ TWO VOLUMES = complete set]
- Author
- Wooster,David
- Illustrator
- Color plates (108 numbered plates) by B. Fawcett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Publisher
- George Bell & Sons 2nd edition of vol.1 First edn of vol.2]
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1874, 1874
- Keywords
- natural history alpine flowers illustrated plants
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Abbey Antiquarian Books
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Blockley, Gloucestershire
About Abbey Antiquarian Books
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