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Wild Flowers of New York. New York State Museum Memoir 15. Two Volume Set
by Homer D. House (State Botanist); John M. Clarke (Director, State Museum)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Baldwinsville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Albany: University of the State of New York, 1918. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Near Fine; see description and scans. Albany: University of the State of New York, 1918 (copyright date), 1919 (publication date). Wild Flowers of New York / New York State Museum Memoir 15, in two volumes. Homer D. House, State Botanist. 264 color plates, 35 Figures for the two volumes. Tall and hefty quartos, green buckram boards with gilt spine imprinting, 362 text pages plus the 264 color plates, which are largely one per page, hence add about 200 pp., for the two volumes. Near Fine, being touched at spine ends and corners (see scans), and having several quite small spots of dust on covers (see scans also). Text and color photographs by true scholars throughout. A massive, historic, handsome and very scarce set in the field. Grace your shelves with this set - strong shelves. Don't let them lay about on the table. LG12
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- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60883
- Title
- Wild Flowers of New York. New York State Museum Memoir 15. Two Volume Set
- Author
- Homer D. House (State Botanist); John M. Clarke (Director, State Museum)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- University of the State of New York
- Place of Publication
- Albany
- Date Published
- 1918
- Pages
- 562
- Keywords
- flowers botany wildflowers fauna science General, Botany, General, General, Horticulture, Taxonomy, Reference, Flowers, Plants, Reference
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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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....
- 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...
- New
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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