Garden Trees and Shrubs, Illustrated in Colour
by WRIGHT, Walter P.;
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London, Headley Brothers, [1913], First edition. . original blue pictorial cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, spine faded and bit stained, cover rubbed, slightly foxed on few leaves, interior clean and very good in good cover. . 8vo [23.5 x 17 cm]; 337 pp, 32 color plates mounted on art paper, each with tissue guard and letterpress description, colored frontis, plus numerous black & white photo plates, folding garden plan, other plans, index. . A still valuable covering a full range of shrubs and trees of all types, listing hundreds of varieties, beautifully illustrated. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Horizon Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- J10820
- Title
- Garden Trees and Shrubs, Illustrated in Colour
- Author
- WRIGHT, Walter P.;
- Format/Binding
- Original blue pictorial cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, spine faded and bit stained, cover rubbed, slightly foxe
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Headley Brothers, [1913], First edition.
- Size
- 8vo [23.5 x 17 cm]; 337 pp, 32 c
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gardening - General;
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About the Seller
Horizon Books
Biblio member since 2003
Toronto, Ontario
About Horizon Books
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