THE ORCHID-GROWER'S MANUAL
by Williams, Benjamin Samuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Weldon & Wesley, 1973. Modern Reprint. Containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants in cultivation; together with notices of their times of flowering, and most approved modes of treatment; also plain and practical instructions relating to the general culture of orchids; and remarks on the heat, moisture, soil, seasons of growth and of rest best suited to the several species and varities. Seventh Edition, enlarged and revised to the present time by Henry Williams. 796 pages, clean and clear. Clean white endpapers, with previous owner's name on the front paste-down endpaper. Green cloth cover with gilt titles on the spine. Corners bumped, light wear to the head and tail of the spine. VG.
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Details
- Bookseller
- J. Wyatt Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001106
- Title
- THE ORCHID-GROWER'S MANUAL
- Author
- Williams, Benjamin Samuel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Weldon & Wesley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- Plants, Horticulture, Orchids
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
J. Wyatt Books
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Ottawa, Ontario
About J. Wyatt Books
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Glossary
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....