Hortus Eystettensis: The Bishop's Garden and Besler's Magnificent Book
by Barker, Nicolas
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0712303391
- ISBN 13
- 9780712303392
- Seller
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
London, England: The British Library, 1994. 1st thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 160 pages. Hardcover. Vivid color plates and b/w illustrations throughout. Decorated endpapers. Blue cloth cover boards, Gilt title on spine, all in beautiful condition. Binding tight. Pages clean and bright. Dust jacket unclipped, excellent. A republication and history of the famous 17th Century book with reproductions of the original engravings, with 120 illustrations including 100 plates in full color. Record # 32798
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Details
- Bookseller
- Monroe Street Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32798
- Title
- Hortus Eystettensis: The Bishop's Garden and Besler's Magnificent Book
- Author
- Barker, Nicolas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st thus
- ISBN 10
- 0712303391
- ISBN 13
- 9780712303392
- Publisher
- The British Library
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- Gardening, Art, 1st thus, , .
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About the Seller
Monroe Street Books
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Middlebury, Vermont
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