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The Apples of New York, Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station for the Year 1903, in Two Volumes
by Beach, S.A.; Booth, N.O.; Taylor, O.M
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Webster, New York, United States
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About This Item
Albany: J.B. Lyon Company, Printers, 1905. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First edition. Edges of first volume a bit foxed, front and end matter of second volume foxed, vol. 2 binding shaken with point midway through weakening, boards a bit scuffed. 1905 Hard Cover. Complete in two volumes. 8vo. xx, 409; iv, 360 pp. Green cloth, gilt titles and decorations, numerous color plates of various apple species throughout. Part of a larger series commissioned by the New York Agricultural Department, still valued today for their detailed descriptions and images. Modern attempts to reproduce this set have not successfully captured the quality of illustration achieved in the original.
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- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Muse Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2329952
- Title
- The Apples of New York, Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station for the Year 1903, in Two Volumes
- Author
- Beach, S.A.; Booth, N.O.; Taylor, O.M
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J.B. Lyon Company, Printers
- Place of Publication
- Albany
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 7.06 lbs
- Keywords
- AGRICULTURE POMOLOGY APPLES FRUIT NEW YORK STATE REGIONAL FARMING
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books
Biblio member since 2005
Webster, New York
About Yesterday's Muse Books
Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
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