Diverses Fleurs: desinees et gravees d'apres le naturel
by Robert Nicholas
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0859672468
- ISBN 13
- 9780859672467
- Seller
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Ambleside, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Ilkley, Yorkshire: The Scolar Press, 1975 Tissue-guarded engraved title-page and 30 tissue-guarded engraved plates by the author; No. 68 of a limited edition of 500 copies; First edition thus, a facsimile of the original edition printed in Paris in 1660; Printed on hand-made paper by F. Amatruda of Amalfi; Hardback: brown cloth lettered in gilt on spine, top edge gilt, marbled end-papers, small folio, issued without a dustwrapper?; Covers showing slight signs of wear, and of fading to top board, internally fine. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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- Bookseller
- Bookfare
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8606
- Title
- Diverses Fleurs: desinees et gravees d'apres le naturel
- Author
- Robert Nicholas
- Illustrator
- Nicholas Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0859672468
- ISBN 13
- 9780859672467
- Publisher
- The Scolar Press
- Place of Publication
- Ilkley, Yorkshire
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- F. AMATRUDA BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION LIMITED EDITIONS SCOLAR PRESS SEVENTEENTH CENTURY FRENCH ILLUSTRATORS
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About Bookfare
Established 1977. Having run shops in Edinburgh and Windermere for twenty-five years, Bookfare is now postal business only.
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