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Recherches sur l'Usage des Feuilles dans les Plantes, et sur Quelques Autres Sujets Relatifs à l'Histoire de la Vegetation
by Bonnet, Charles
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Göttingen, Germany: Elie Luzac, fils, 1754. Hardcover. Very Good. Imprint: A Gottingue & Leide, chez Elie Luzac, Fils. vii, [1], 343, [1] p., 31 leaves of folded plates; 26 cm. Signatures: *4 A-2V4 (4to). Contemporary full polished calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Reddish leather spine label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Recherch des Feuilles. Gilt-tooled decoration in remaining spine compartments. All page edges speckled red. Title page printed in red and black. Engraved title vignette signed: J. Wandelaar 1753. Jan Wandelaar also engraved most of the plates; a few are signed J.V. Schey (presumably Jacob van der Schley). Engraved headpieces and tailpieces. References: Pritzel, 981; Nissen, 201. In Very Good Condition: leather is slightly rubbed; front joint starting to separate at head of spine, but hinges are tight; old dampstain along lower edge and gutter of first few leaves, not touching printing; otherwise pages and plates are clean and bright.
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- Classic Books and Ephemera
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002065
- Title
- Recherches sur l'Usage des Feuilles dans les Plantes, et sur Quelques Autres Sujets Relatifs à l'Histoire de la Vegetation
- Author
- Bonnet, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Elie Luzac, fils
- Place of Publication
- Göttingen, Germany
- Date Published
- 1754
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- Science & Technology; Gardening & Nature;
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Spine Label
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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....
- Vignette
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- Edges
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- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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