The English Flower Garden: A Monthly Magazine of Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants. (Two Volumes)
by Thompson, W
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Skimpkin, Marshall, and Co., 1852-1853. Half Morocco. Marbled Boards. Very Good. 4to. 24.5 by 18.5 cm. iv, 187, [1], iv, 188 pp. With 23 hand-colored engraved botanical plates, most with four flowers depicted per plate. Rubbing to the leather, and other wear to binding. Generally clean and tight within.
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Details
- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004868
- Title
- The English Flower Garden: A Monthly Magazine of Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants. (Two Volumes)
- Author
- Thompson, W
- Format/Binding
- Half Morocco. Marbled Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Skimpkin, Marshall, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1852-1853
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Marbled boards
- ...