WILD FLOWERS OF THE WORLD
by Morley, Brian D. (Text)/Stearn, W. T. and Green, Peter S. (Consultant Editors)/Everard, Barbara (Paintings)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons (1970) 432 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Faint sunning to edges; spine ends a bit bumped. Light foxing to edges of text block. Ink inscription to previous owner on front blank endpaper. DJ lightly soiled w/ modest edge wear. Approx. 1" circular closed tear at bottom edge of rear panel near spine. Price clipped. Illust. w/ 192 color plates of more than 1,000 plants. Contents nice.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Barbara Everard (Paintings). Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7891
- Title
- WILD FLOWERS OF THE WORLD
- Author
- Morley, Brian D. (Text)/Stearn, W. T. and Green, Peter S. (Consultant Editors)/Everard, Barbara (Paintings)
- Illustrator
- Barbara Everard (Paintings)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Keywords
- NATURAL HISTORY WILD FLOWERS IN ART HISTORY PLANTS BOTANY BOTANICAL HORTICULTURE AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES WORLD HISTORY NONFICTION GENERAL ILLUSTRATED EVERARD BARBARA PAINTINGS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History; Art;
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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- Folio
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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