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THE PARKS, PROMENADES & GARDENS OF PARIS DESCRIBED AND CONSIDERED IN RELATION TO THE WANTS OF OUR OWN CITIES AND OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE GARDENS
by Robinson, W. [William]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
-
Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., 1878. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition Revised. 8vo. pp xviii, 548 frontispiece plate, title page, numerous full page plates and illustrations within text. Original green cloth binding with gilt lettering, gilt motif and decoration to front board and spine, very good with just a little rubbing to edges. Contents clean and tight, endpapers professionally replaced, no inscriptions, otherwise pages clean and crisp. A very good, early reprint edition..
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031130
- Title
- THE PARKS, PROMENADES & GARDENS OF PARIS DESCRIBED AND CONSIDERED IN RELATION TO THE WANTS OF OUR OWN CITIES AND OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE GARDENS
- Author
- Robinson, W. [William]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- Second Edition Revised
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1878
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gardening - General;
Terms of Sale
Loe Books
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About the Seller
Loe Books
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Launceston, Cornwall
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- Edges
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- Plate
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Reprint
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- Cloth
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- Crisp
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