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THE NEW PRACTICAL GARDENER AND MODERN HORTICULTURIST
by Anderson, J. G
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Mackenzie, 1864. Book. Very Good. Half Leather. First Edition. 4to (18 x 25cm). No Date [but 1864/1875] pp. 988. Colour frontispiece (chromolithograph), 26 further finely printed coloured (chromolithograph) plates heightened by hand with gum arabic including five superb double plates 4 of which depict orchids, 12 further b/w plates, some of which double (14 of the colour plates are of various fruit). Attractive contemporary half dark brown calf binding with dark blue cloth boards, 5 raised bands to spine with simple gilt decoration, red spine label. Binding very good with slight genearl wear and a little light rubbing. Contents clean and tight, minimal spotting otherwise unmarked, plates clean and bright, a couple with minimal spotting, no inscriptions. A very good tight copy in an attractive binding with the full complement of plates..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Loe Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019231
- Title
- THE NEW PRACTICAL GARDENER AND MODERN HORTICULTURIST
- Author
- Anderson, J. G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Mackenzie
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1864
- Size
- 4to (18 x 25cm)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Garden History; Gardening/Plant Dictionaries;
Terms of Sale
Loe Books
We are pleased to offer a full refund on any item, if it is returned within 14. If it is not as described, we will also be happy to reimburse shipping costs, otherwise we will only refund the cost of the item. The above only applies if we receive the item back in the same condition that it was sent. We are happy to send books under 1kg free in the UK
About the Seller
Loe Books
Biblio member since 2006
Launceston, Cornwall
About Loe Books
Please visit us at loebooks.co.uk Our website listing are 10% lower and just for November we offer a further 15% discount once you reach the basket. We welcome contact with you via email or phone prior to purchase if you would like more information.
We specialise in fine and rare books, particularly the New Naturalist series, natural history and horticultural titles.Thank you for viewing our stock
We specialise in fine and rare books, particularly the New Naturalist series, natural history and horticultural titles.Thank you for viewing our stock
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
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