VOICES FROM THE WOODLANDS, Descriptive of Forest Trees, Ferns, Mosses, and Lichens.
by ROBERTS, Mary:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Reeve, Bentham, and Reeve. 1850. First edition. First edition. Attractively bound in contemporary full tan calf with decorative gilt borders. The spine with five raised bands, compartments decorated in gilt and red morocco title label lettered in gilt. Gilt dentelles. All edges gilt. Illustrated with 20 hand-coloured lithographic plates, including the frontispiece. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little wear to the joints, spine ends and corners. The contents with the tissue-guard to the frontispiece almost detached, toning to the endpapers and the occasional spot of foxing are otherwise clean throughout and remain free from any previous owners' inscriptions or stamps. The hand-coloured plates remain bold and fresh. An attractive copy of this splendidly illustrated guide to the woodland trees of Britain by the English natural history writer Mary Roberts (1788-1864). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20714
- Title
- VOICES FROM THE WOODLANDS, Descriptive of Forest Trees, Ferns, Mosses, and Lichens.
- Author
- ROBERTS, Mary:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Reeve, Bentham, and Reeve. 1850
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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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...