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Flora Symbolica; Or, the Language and Sentiment of Flowers Including Floral Poetry, Original and Selecgted
by Ingram, John
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Frederick Warne. Very Good. N.D.. Hardcover. Original gilt-decorated cloth with pictorial onlay, beveled boards, AEG, yellow endpapers. Bumping, mild fray to points, edges rubbed, mild staining to cloth. PO names. Frontis and illustrated title page, which are nearly detached; other pages secure. Minor scattered foxing. Rear hinge cracked. Numerous tissue-guarded plates. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; viii,368 pages .
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- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47916
- Title
- Flora Symbolica; Or, the Language and Sentiment of Flowers Including Floral Poetry, Original and Selecgted
- Author
- Ingram, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- N.D.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
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