THE GENUS IRIS
by Dykes, William Rickatson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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FERNDALE, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dover, 1974. Hardcover. Near Fine. Purple cloth gilt, DW, tall 4to., (vi), 245 pages, 48 color plates, 31 monochrome illustrations. Nice reprint of one of the legendary books in the history of gardening, published in 1913. A fine copy in a very lightly soiled DW with 1" of edgewear at the upper real panel along with faint toning. Otherwise, a bright, unworn, very good DW, in archival mylar.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Entropy Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000981
- Title
- THE GENUS IRIS
- Author
- Dykes, William Rickatson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Dover
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION
Terms of Sale
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Entropy Books
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FERNDALE, Michigan
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.