China: Mother of Gardens
by Wilson, Ernest H
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Silverdale, Pennsylvania, United States
Item Price
£120.33£102.28
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About This Item
Boston, MA: The Stratford Company. Near Fine. 1929. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket, a beautiful gift/collector's copy of this authoritative work by botanist Ernest Henry Wilson (1876-1930) who had the affectionate nickname 'Chinese' and who introduced many Asian plant species to the West, two minor flaws keep this copy from being flawless: the former owner's name written discreetly on the inside of the front cover at the top corner, also, a small area of the cloth at the top edge of the spine has some surface-wear (it is difficult to see) , black cloth binding with bright gold decorative pattern, gold on black spine title, impressive red end-papers with decorative bright gold pattern, nicely-illustrated title page, 61 illustrations from photos taken by the author, also a diagram and a folding map, we inspected this wonderful production page by page and the contents are pristine, "The subject matter - has been drawn from the author's previous work, 'A Naturalist in Western China' - The material used has been amended and thoroughly revised and new illustrations added" .
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- Bookseller
- Mainly Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 041040
- Title
- China: Mother of Gardens
- Author
- Wilson, Ernest H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- Publisher
- The Stratford Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1929
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- BOTANY, Gardening
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nature; China;
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