A Book of East African Orchids (with variant dustwrapper)
by Piers, Frank
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Rather worn and frayed
- Seller
-
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Nairobi: Patwa Publications, 1951. Illustrated with black and white photographs, small slim octavo, pp 112, corrigenda slip pasted to title page, signature of Stella M Taylor and date on front endpaper, otherwise very clean internally, green cloth very slightly worn, the dustwrapper is a variant - I have never seen this before - it is age-toned and a bit soiled, very worn and chipped, lacking a large piece from its upper cover, the top and bottom of its spine and two pieces from its lower cover. [The scarce first edition.]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Rather worn and frayed.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014833
- Title
- A Book of East African Orchids (with variant dustwrapper)
- Author
- Piers, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Rather worn and frayed
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Patwa Publications
- Place of Publication
- Nairobi
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- Africa. Kenya.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Orchids;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mike Park Ltd
Biblio member since 2005
London, Greater London
About Mike Park Ltd
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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