The World Was My Garden : Travels of a Plant Explorer by Fairchild, David - 1939

1998. Soft Cover. Good. Not Ex-Library Copy.Trade Paperback Edition.Good Copy.Binding Is Solid.Text Unmarked.Not Ex-Library Copy.Corners Slightly Bumped.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. 1945 printing; Boards show heavy edgewear and rubbing, with faded print and light soiling; Binding is shaken; Previous owner name on front free page; Endpapers are age-toned; Interior pages are unmarked; Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. This is a 1945 printing. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Erstwhile owner's bookplate and gift inscription on front endpaper; newspaper clipping adjacent to half-title page; interior pages with text without any extraneous marks. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New york, NY: Scribners, 1939. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Octavo. Good overall appearance, but the hinges are cracked. Shipped from the Calico Cat Bookshop, a brick and mortar bookshop established in 1975..

Paperback. New.

BLACKBURN PR. New. Special order direct from the distributor

This is a beautiful copy of this book. The book is clean and tight. It is illustrated with many pictures in black and white. The jacket shows light shelfware. The colors on the jacket are vibrat and show a picture of a beach.
"Dr. Fairchild presents his story in direct and simple style, with natural humor untouched by literary artifice. Much more than botanizing goes into his book. A son in law of Alexander Graham Bell, he was in touch with interesting early developments in the field of invention, particulary aviation. As an expert cameraman, he has amassed an amazing store of photographs, and his book has more than 200 exceptional illustrations covering the entire garden of the world."