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The Romance of Nature; Or The Flower-Seasons Illustrated
by Meredith, Louisa Anne Twamley
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
-
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Charles Tilt, 1836. xviii, [2], 253pp, [3]. Publishers decorated morocco, smooth back, title in gilt to spine, covers with central gilt floral spray inside an oval flower and leaf blindtooled with floral cornerpieces in blind, a.e.g. Spine faded, rubbed to outer joints and edges, small scrape to bottom corner of lower cover. Internally some sporadic and very light spotting, generally bright and clean. Previous owners armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Additional engraved and coloured title, with a further twenty-six hand-coloured plates (as called for). First Edition. Full Morocco. Good+. Illus. by Twamley, Louisa Anne. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Temple Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000016
- Title
- The Romance of Nature; Or The Flower-Seasons Illustrated
- Author
- Meredith, Louisa Anne Twamley
- Illustrator
- Twamley, Louisa Anne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Tilt
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1836
- Keywords
- Natural History, Noisbn, Hand-Coloured Plates, Ebay
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Temple Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Temple Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Temple Rare Books
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- 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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
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