The Parks and Gardens of Paris, consided and considered in relationt the wants of other cities, and of public and private gardens; being notes on a study of Paris gardens
by Robinson, William
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1878. Second edition, revised. Very well illustrated with many engravings, large thick octavo, ppxxiv, 548, the frontispiece, title page and index pages a little foxed, occasional light foxing here and there, otherwise very clean and sound internally, very tight and firm, original blue cloth slightly worn and scuffed, faded, slightly marked here and there, a few very small bubbles to the cloth, the spine head with slight tears.. Second edition. Cloth. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018020
- Title
- The Parks and Gardens of Paris, consided and considered in relationt the wants of other cities, and of public and private gardens; being notes on a study of Paris gardens
- Author
- Robinson, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1878
- Bookseller catalogs
- Garden History; Garden Design; Fruit & Vegetables;
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Mike Park Ltd
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London, Greater London
About Mike Park Ltd
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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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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