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The Book of Flowers - Four Centuries of Flower Illustration
by Coats, Alice M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 071481573X
- ISBN 13
- 9780714815732
- Seller
-
Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 1973. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Dark maroon leather covers with title in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Slipcase condition: Fair to good, generally lightly scuffed and shelfworn; has done its job in protecting the book. One of a limited edition of 100 special copies, this is no.97. 208pp.. This book is limited to flowers as represented on paper or vellum, not those in painting or in applied arts, and covers the period 1485 to 1850. Many beautiful floral illustrations..
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- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007736
- Title
- The Book of Flowers - Four Centuries of Flower Illustration
- Author
- Coats, Alice M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 071481573X
- ISBN 13
- 9780714815732
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1973
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Keywords
- hooker, ehret, bauer, curtis, lindley
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art History; Horticulture/Gardening;
Terms of Sale
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
Biblio member since 2019
Sturminster Newton
About Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books specialises in Modern British Art and 20th century design books, and is based in Dorset. We are always interested in buying books, particularly those related to art, design, photography and architecture. Please contact us on 01258 471 249 or info@karenjakobsen.co.ukKaren Jakobsen is a Member of the PBFA
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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....
- 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...
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