The Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening (4 volumes)
by Chittenden, Fred J. (Ed)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/good +
- Seller
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Montmorillon, France
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About This Item
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1951. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/good +. First impressions. 4to (282 x 200mm). Green buckram boards stamped in gilt on the spines. All volumes with line illustrations throughout. Vol I pp xvi + 512. Vol II ppviii + 513-1088. Vol III pp viii + 1089-1712. Vol IV pp viii + 1713-2316. A clean, unmarked and tightly bound set in an unclipped dust jackets. Dust jacket rubbed at the edges, chipped at the folds and soiled at the spines. Stamped on the front free endpapers: Station Cantonale d'arboriculture et d'horticulture de Marcelin s/Morges.
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- Bookseller
- The Glass Key (FR)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 101615
- Title
- The Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening (4 volumes)
- Author
- Chittenden, Fred J. (Ed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1951
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gardening;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- 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...
- Buckram
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.