Flowers from the Upper Alps with Glimpses of Their Homes
by Walton Elijah
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: W. M. Thompson , 1869. Book measures 33.5x24.5.cm. Collation, viii,12 coloured plates, with accompanying text. Bound in original publishers decorative gilt cloth, boards have bevelled edges, full gilt edges, coloured endpapers. Spine rebacked, cloth lightly rubbed, marked, minor abrasion wear. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, some light spotting throughout, heavy in a few places. Pages and plates in good condition. A nice well bound copy. F. Hard Cover. Very Good. Small Folio.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 099962
- Title
- Flowers from the Upper Alps with Glimpses of Their Homes
- Author
- Walton Elijah
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- W. M. Thompson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1869
- Size
- Small Folio
- Keywords
- Flowers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian; Natural History;
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
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- 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....
- 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...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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...