Orchids of Australia
by Nicholls, W.H
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
Melbourne: Georgian House, 1951. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very good. The colored plates of the original paintings are reproduced in a photographic process but have a very lithographic feeling. This was reprinted in 1969. Set number 428 of limited edition of 1030. Sml. folio, xxv, 96 plates with explanatory text, 1st edition, published in 4 parts, all published. Brown morocco quarter leather with gilt title & device on spine, linen boards. Cloth a bit marked, lower spine bumped o/w a nice copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4663
- Title
- Orchids of Australia
- Author
- Nicholls, W.H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition
- Publisher
- Georgian House
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1951
- Bookseller catalogs
- BOTANICAL; PLATE BOOKS; NATURAL HISTORY;
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About the Seller
Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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Garrison, New York
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- Cloth
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- Folio
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- 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...
- 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...
- Device
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- 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....
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise