The Flower-Show Guide; Complete Directions for Exhibiting, Staging, Judging
by Wertsner Wood, Anne
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Fair
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
M. Barrows and Company, New York, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Fair. 208pp., last blank, editor's foreword, foreword by John C. Wister and index. Pink coloured boards with silver writing on the spine. Bumping to the book corners and to the head and to the heel of the spine. Some marks to the cloth of the board on the front panel. Browning and foxing to the paper edges. Offset tanning to the endpapers along with some foxing. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing some forms for a flower show, with pink overlay and black writing on front panel and spine. Dustwrapper is rubbed, faded and quite scruffy. Corners are rubbed and shipped. The top and bottom dustwrapper edge are creased and there is a 1.5 "tear in the top spine edge. Sunning has caused fading to the spine and to the top edge of the front panel. There is grubby marks and foxing marks noticeable on the dustwrapper most noticeable on the verso. Inserted loosely into the book is original receipt for book purchase and a small article on gardening. A guide to the presentation, judging and setting up of a flower show circa 1950. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Gardening; Natural History -- Botany; Inventory No: 0102183. .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0102183
- Title
- The Flower-Show Guide; Complete Directions for Exhibiting, Staging, Judging
- Author
- Wertsner Wood, Anne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- M. Barrows and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Flower Show -- Guide, Exhibiting -- Flower Show, Judging -- Flower Show Staging -- Flower Show Gardening; Natural History -- Botany; Unbranded Wertsner Wood, Anne The Flower-Show Guide; Complete Directions for Exhibiting, Staging, Judging
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gardening; Natural History -- Botany;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Bob Dylan - 2016 Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
From the first screech of his electric guitar upsetting musicians at a folk festival to his writing and paintings, Bob Dylan has risen to become a seminal force in American popular culture. In 2016, he was recognized by the Nobel Committee. Learn more about his creations...
How to identify a rare book
There are several important points to keep in mind when trying to determine if a book can be considered "rare". Read here to learn more.Learn how to determine if a book is rare
