Wayside and Woodland Blossoms : a Guide to British Wild - Flowers ( First Series; Second Series ; Third Series )
by Step, Edward
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Frederick W arne & Co Ltd, 1948. Original Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Three volumes from the Wayside and Woodland Series. First, Second and Third Series. Reprints published 1947 and 1948. Gilt embossed vignette of blossom and lettering to the front boards and lettering to the spines. Illustrated with many numerous full page charming colour plates to each volume. A slight bump to the head of the spines of the first and second series. Neat ink name inscription to the reverse of the front end paper of all volumes. Light foxing to the fore edges of the third series volume. Otherwsie these books are fresh and clean. All dust wrappers are not price clipped. Light fading to the spines of the wrappers. Rubbing to the wrapper at the head and tail of the spines. Two 1.5 cm tears from the edges of the wrapper of first series; A couple of slight niks to the edges of the wrapper of second series; three tears of 2 cm; 1.5 cm and 1 cm respectively to the edge of the wrapper of thrid series. The tears have some associated creasing. Light foxing to the reverse of the wrappers . A light crease to the front and rear inner flyleafs of series three wrapper. Clean and tight. A very good set.
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- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 209820
- Title
- Wayside and Woodland Blossoms : a Guide to British Wild - Flowers ( First Series; Second Series ; Third Series )
- Author
- Step, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Original Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick W arne & Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾&quo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND BLOSSOM
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Trumpington Fine Books Limited
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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