Click for full-size.
The Young Lady's Book of Botany; Being a Popular Introduction to That Delightful Science. With Twelve Coloured Plates, and Numerous Other Illustrations.
by Aleph,
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Robert Tyas, 1838. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. original gilt decorated green cloth hardcover,all page edges gilt,12 fine clean hand coloured plates as called for each with four illustrations to each plate,viii 1-342pp plus 4 index pages and 6 catalogue pages,two tiny tears to outer hinge otherwise an exceptionally bright well bound copy in original cloth. Scarce.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Carmarthenshire Rare Books.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 113222
- Title
- The Young Lady's Book of Botany; Being a Popular Introduction to That Delightful Science. With Twelve Coloured Plates, and Numerous Other Illustrations.
- Author
- Aleph,
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Robert Tyas
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1838
- Keywords
- Botanical. Childrens Books. Color Plate. Colour Plate.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated; Antiquarian; Natural History;
- Size
- 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall
Terms of Sale
Carmarthenshire Rare Books.
All books sold as complete unless stated otherwise. Books may be returned within two weeks if not as described. We post three times a week using Royal Mail. Tracking is not available unless requested and will be at considerable extra cost.
About the Seller
Carmarthenshire Rare Books.
Biblio member since 2003
Carmarthenshire
About Carmarthenshire Rare Books.
Established booksellers with approx 22,000 general books in stock. View by appointment only.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
RIP (Please) George Romero: Modern Master of Zombie Horror
George Romero co-wrote and directed Night of the Living Dead in 1968, a film that inspired the modern zombie craze and made an indelible mark on American cinema. Come this way, horror fan...
Learn about Bayntun-Rivière Binders
Are you enchanted by books clad in fine bindings? This is the gallery for you to peruse! Learn more about Bayntun, Rivière & Sons, and their combined work as Bayntun-Rivière.
