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Growing Orchids: Book Three Vandas, Dendrobiums and Others
by Rentoul, J. N
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0917304225
- ISBN 13
- 9780917304224
- Seller
-
Brooksville, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, Inc., 1982. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Yes, this is the scarce hardcover edition! Volume itself has black covers with sharp gilt lettering on the spine. 241 pages, interior of book is clean and binding is tight. There is a touch of wear at the head and tail of the spine and at some corners. No underlining, no highlighting, no bookplates, no owner names, not ex-libris, no remainder marks, no folded or dogeared pages, no smudges. At the top of the pages near the spine there is some brown spotting over about 1/4 of the top of the pages. Dust jacket is protected in an archival quality Brodart cover. There are over 200 color illustrations of orchids as well as many black-and-white photos, pedigree charts and maps included in this book. A quite nice copy; available for immediate shipment, carefully packed in a sturdy box.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Lasseter, Jr.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0010934
- Title
- Growing Orchids: Book Three Vandas, Dendrobiums and Others
- Author
- Rentoul, J. N
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0917304225
- ISBN 13
- 9780917304224
- Publisher
- Timber Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Portland, Oregon
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Growing Orchids: Book Three Vandas, Dendrobiums and Others . J. N. Rentoul. Orchids.
Terms of Sale
James Lasseter, Jr.
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
James Lasseter, Jr.
Biblio member since 2018
Brooksville, Florida
About James Lasseter, Jr.
Focus on, but not limited to, signed nonfiction books that are relatively scarce.
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- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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