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The Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt Botanical Library Its Collections, Program, and Staff.
by [LAWRENCE, George H. M., et al.]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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ELLSWORTH, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Publisher's green cloth with gilt spine lettering and an upper board flower decoration gilt, octavo, pp. [4], vi - [viii], 1-35, plus colophon. Tipped in are a color portrait frontis of Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt and two botanical illustrations, all by the Meriden Gravure Company. Includes a fold-out floor plan of the Hunt Library, several other black and white photos of books in the collection, and a color pressmark for the Laboratory Press. Stapled onto the final blank endpaper are (1) a card stating that copies of this book were presented to those in attendance at the library's October 10, 1961, dedication ceremony and then identifying this copy as among those sent to invitees who could not be present at the dedication; and (2) a slip of paper with the name and professional address of Frank N. Egerton, the recipient of this particular copy. A separate previous owner's 1967 name and city notation on front paste down. About Very Good condition with just light shelf rubs to spine ends and board tips.
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- Bookseller
- T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002573
- Title
- The Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt Botanical Library Its Collections, Program, and Staff.
- Author
- [LAWRENCE, George H. M., et al.]
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1961.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- EGERTON
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bibliography/Reference; Women's Studies; Pennsylvania;
Terms of Sale
T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
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About the Seller
T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Biblio member since 2013
ELLSWORTH, Maine
About T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Thomas Brennan was established professionally as a Bookseller in 1998 and still exhibits annually at several antiquarian book fairs. He has 25 years full-time experience in the Book Trade and is a member in good standing of The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB); The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA); The Ephemera Society of America; and The Manuscript Society.
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
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- Tipped In
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- 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...
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- Colophon
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