Orchids Month By Month
by Handcock, Ralph and Smith, Margaret
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Dymock's Book Arcade and Circulating Library, Sydney, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. introduction by Ralph Handcock. The text is illustrated with numerous black and white photographs and the occasional colour photograph throughout the text along with the occasional black-and-white illustration. Green coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour photographic dustwrapper with a green coloured background with white and black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A book about cultivating and growing orchids -- most varieties, in Australian conditions. Rubbing of the back strip edges with some softening to the top back edge. Age toning of the text block edges. Previous owners name to the top edge of the free front end page. A hint of creasing to the dustwrapper edges and rubbing to the panels. Fading to the back strip. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. (4) 5-74 pages (2),. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Gardening; Orchids; Inventory No: 0124236. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0124236
- Title
- Orchids Month By Month
- Author
- Handcock, Ralph and Smith, Margaret
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dymock's Book Arcade and Circulating Library
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Orchids -- Cultivation -- Australia Gardening; Orchids; Photographic Unbranded Handcock, Ralph and Smith, Margaret Orchids Month By Month
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gardening; Orchids;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Dustwrapper
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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