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The Plums of New York (Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station for the Year 1910, Volume II) (State of New York - Department of Agriculture Eighteenth Annual Report, Vol. 3, Part II)
by Hedrick, U.P.; Wellington, R.; Taylor, O.M.; Alderman, W.H.; Dorsey, M.J
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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Webster, New York, United States
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About This Item
Albany: J.B. Lyon Company, 1910. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Boards rubbed and smudged, front hinge weakening, owner bookplate on front endpaper. Text and plates clean and unmarked. 1910 Large Hardcover. xii, 616 pp. 12 1/4 x 9 3/4. Original green cloth, gilt titles. Includes stunning full color plates depicting numerous types of plums. An extensive survey of many varieties of plums grown in New York, the aim of which - according to the preface - is "to make... a record of our present knowledge of cultivated plums... [It includes] "a historical account and a botanical classification of plums... a discussion of the present status of plum-growing in America... [and two chapters] devoted to varieties of plums... Important varieties, so considered from various standpoints, with the bark and the flowers of several species, are illustrated in colors.
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- Yesterday's Muse Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2295373
- Title
- The Plums of New York (Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station for the Year 1910, Volume II) (State of New York - Department of Agriculture Eighteenth Annual Report, Vol. 3, Part II)
- Author
- Hedrick, U.P.; Wellington, R.; Taylor, O.M.; Alderman, W.H.; Dorsey, M.J
- Format/Binding
- Large Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J.B. Lyon Company
- Place of Publication
- Albany
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 9.31 lbs
- Keywords
- PLANTS AGRICULTURE VITICULTURE PLUMS NEW YORK NY HORTICULTURE FRUITS
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Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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