The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed. Vols. I & II.
by Curtis, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Fine illustrated and antiquarian Botany . 1st. Ed. Pub. for W. Curtis. [1787]-1788. Two volumes bound as one with 72 fine hand-coloured engraved plates and two-page index to rear. 8vo. Hardback. Early signature to ffep. Minor worm trail to two plates (not touching images), their text pages and two page-index. Contents nr. fine. Contemporary patterned calf boards, rebacked retaining original backstrip, with new spine label, neat repairs to corners and rear and in vg. plus condition. A pleasing opportunity to obtain the first two volumes of this magnificent work.
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- Bookseller
- C.Arden Bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 65513
- Title
- The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed. Vols. I & II.
- Author
- Curtis, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st. Ed. Pub. for W. Curtis. [1787]-1788
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fine illustrated and antiquarian Botany
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
C.Arden Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
C.Arden Bookseller
Biblio member since 2011
Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About C.Arden Bookseller
Around 10,000 books for sale through our bookroom on Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye. We're happy to view and buy books in our specialisms.Located in Hay-on-Wye, the ‘Town of Books’, our focus is on natural history, including the Collins' New Naturalist series, zoology, entomology, ornithology, gardening, botany, bees & beekeeping.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books.Opening hours: - Mon. to Fri. 9.30am to 5.00pm - Sat 9.30am to noon
Glossary
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- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...