PLANT PORTRAITS AND PLANT NAMES Their Meanings and Pronunciation FIRST SERIES A-K and SECOND SERIES L-Z TWO VOLUMES IN ONE
by MACSELF, A J
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HARDBACK " TWO VOLUMES IN ONE," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus?* Date of Publication: 1930?* Publisher: Amateur Gardening.* Binding and cover condition: Black cloth, gilt title to spine and face. No bumps or rubs. Spine damaged. GD++* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp and tight with light reading wear. Prelims somewhat aged. No marks to text, slight marks & age to page edges, otherwise no visible faults. VG.* Illustrations: Numerous b/w photos throughout.* Pages vol 1, A-K: 157 + iii pp. index at rear. vol 2, L-Z: 152 + viii pp glossary, indices and blank at rear.* Description: One of the earliest photographic dictionaries of plants to be available on the general market. It illustrates the plants in alphabetical order with a photograph, the meaning and pronunciations of their names. There is some limited description and an idea of size and preferred situation is included.* A NEAR VG copy with some cover wear reducing it to GD++. No dust jacket.*
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- Cocksparrow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2560
- Title
- PLANT PORTRAITS AND PLANT NAMES Their Meanings and Pronunciation FIRST SERIES A-K and SECOND SERIES L-Z TWO VOLUMES IN ONE
- Author
- MACSELF, A J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/GD++/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Thus ?
- Publisher
- Amateur Gardening
- Place of Publication
- London UK 320
- Date Published
- 1930-01-01
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