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The Observer's Book of Ferns
by Stokoe, W. J. – Compiler
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Frederick Warne, London, No date. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: photographic & Drawing. Preface and introduction by compiler, classified index – families, genera, and species, Glossary and index. The text is illustrated with the text decorated with both colour and photographic plates along with some black and white illustrations at the beginning of the book. Green coloured textured boards with dark green coloured embossed titles to the front panel and back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with brown coloured titles to the front panel and to the back strip. This is an Observer's book, in which 45 species of ferns are described. Observer's book number 12. Minor rubbing of the book edges with age toning of the text block edges and pages. Some marks to the top text edge. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste down. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners and back strip edges. Some creasing to the top dustwrapper edge. Rubbing to the dustwrapper – particularly to the rear panel. A little sunning of the back strip. Size: 16mo - up to 6 ¾" tall - Sextodecimo. 127, [1] pages,. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographic & Drawing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Natural History & Resources; Ferns; Inventory No: 0287569. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0287569
- Title
- The Observer's Book of Ferns
- Author
- Stokoe, W. J. – Compiler
- Illustrator
- photographic & Drawing
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- No date
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Natural history, Ferns, description, Observer's Book – 12 Natural History & Resources; Ferns; photographic & Drawing Unbranded Stokoe, W. J. – Compiler The Observer's Book of Ferns
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Dustwrapper
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- Jacket
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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