MY GARDEN. ITS PLAN AND CULTURE. Together with a general description of its geology, botany and natural history
by SMEE. ALFRED
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Bell and Daldy. London. 1872. SECOND EDITION, Revised and corrected. 4to. (10.3 x 7.3 inches). Illustrated with one thousand three hundred engravings. Some foxing to the first and last couple of pages otherwise a clean copy throughout. One small tear to the bottom margin of the frontispiece, not affecting the image. Recent leather binding of half dark green morocco. Spine with raised bands, the compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Neat previous owner bookplate mounted onto the inside read endpaper. A little rubbing to the binding but overall a very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10932
- Title
- MY GARDEN. ITS PLAN AND CULTURE. Together with a general description of its geology, botany and natural history
- Author
- SMEE. ALFRED
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bell and Daldy. London. 1872
- Date Published
- 1872
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings;
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
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