The Art of Home Landscaping
by Eckbo, Garrett
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, lightly sunned spine, very faint soiling to boards, 2 and a half-inch heavy rubbing to
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: F.W. Dodge Corporation, 1956. First edition (unstated). Hardcover. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, lightly sunned spine, very faint soiling to boards, 2 and a half-inch heavy rubbing to rear fore-edge-corner, other three corners extremely gently rubbed, ownership bookplate to front free endpaper, bright pages in tight binding, quarter-inch tear to front DJ, 2 and a half-inch tear to rear DJ, one inch tear to rear DJ, quarter-inch tear to rear DJ, two very small tears to front DJ, less than quarter-inch, faint soiling to price-clipped DJ, else Very Good(-) in Good(-) DJ.. Quarto in white DJ, 278 pages, b&w illustrations; 26 cm. Landscape gardening, Jardins -- Architecture. How to plan, build, and plant to achieve useful and beautiful outdoor space for living. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 91028
- Title
- The Art of Home Landscaping
- Author
- Eckbo, Garrett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, lightly sunned spine, very faint soiling to boards, 2 and a half-inch heavy rubbing to
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition (unstated)
- Publisher
- F.W. Dodge Corporation
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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- Bookplate
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- Quarto
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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