Boston: The Stratford Company, 1932 Book. Very Good - Fine. Hardcover. Small 4to. Volume I: xxv, 312 pp, publisher's preface, list of b&w illustrations from photographs taken by the author, prologue, 15 chapters, index. Volume II: 288 pp, list of b&w illustrations from photographs taken by the author, 21 chapters, epilogue, index. The two volumes contain both of Wilson's (the former Keeper of the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University) works: Aristocrats of the Garden and More Aristocrates of the Garden. Ex Library copies whose only external marking is the Call No. stamped on spine + a Date Due plate on ffep and a pocket on rear pastedown. Only the slightest wear to head, tail, fore-edge tips, and faintly age-toned endpapers, else, Pristine. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green cloth with gilt lettering and gilt top edge..

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Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 003363
Title: Aristocrats of the Garden. Two Volume Set
Author: Wilson, Ernest H
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good - Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Publisher: The Stratford Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1932
Keywords: PLANTS & ANIMALS GARDENING
Bookseller catalogs: PLANTS & ANIMALS;
Size: Small 4to
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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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....
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Marginalia: Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.