London: Collins reprint, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good. Color plates (80)+ 30 illustrations . Octavo green gilt cloth (tips bumped & slightly worn/ spine & edges browned) 283pp front inner hinge strengthened else V.G

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Bookseller: Abbey Antiquarian Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: B47868
Title: ALPINES IN COLOUR & CULTIVATION
Author: MANSFIELD,T.C
Illustrator: Color plates (80)+ 30 illustrations
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Collins reprint
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1947
Keywords: gardening alpine mountain plants botany
Bookseller catalogs: Botany and Natural History;

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Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...