Alpine Flowers and Gardens
by G. Flemwell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: A. & C. Black, 1910. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6.5". G. Flemwell. An excellent first edition of George Flemwell's delightfully illustrated work on gardening. This work covers spring and summer in the alps, the crocus, alpine plants, autumn in the alps and gardens of the alps. Both written and illustrated by George Flemwell, a British painter.With twenty gorgeous plates in colour. A beautiful copy of this charming alpine work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with just a little slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 800R17
- Title
- Alpine Flowers and Gardens
- Author
- G. Flemwell
- Illustrator
- G. Flemwell
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. & C. Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 9" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- Alpine Flowers and Gardens G. Flemwell Gardening Alpine Gardens G. Flemwell
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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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....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...