THE FLOWERS AND GARDENS OF MADEIRA
by Du Cane, Florence [author]; Du Cane, Ella [illustrator]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1909. Hardcover. Octavo; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, grey with gold print; Boards in grey cloth with gold print, tattering to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, rubbing, blemishes overall; Text block has has gilt top edge, cracked hinges front and rear, tanning and chipping to brittle endpapers, inscription in ink on half-title page, else clean and tight; vii, 150 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (color plates). 1364380. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1364380
- Title
- THE FLOWERS AND GARDENS OF MADEIRA
- Author
- Du Cane, Florence [author]; Du Cane, Ella [illustrator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
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- 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"...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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,...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...