Wax Craft. All about Beeswax; Its History, Production, Adulteration, and Commercial Value.
by COWAN. T. W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1908. First edition. Octavo. 172, [4, publisher's ads] pp. plus 17 full page plates. Publisher's two-tone blue cloth with gilt spine and cover lettering, patterned endpapers. Some foxing to first half else a very good copy of this work on apiculture.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72717
- Title
- Wax Craft. All about Beeswax; Its History, Production, Adulteration, and Commercial Value.
- Author
- COWAN. T. W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Octavo
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