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The Book of Choice Ferns for the Garden, Conservatory, and Stove: Volume I. From Introduction to Athyrium; Volume II: From Blechnum to Nothochlaena; Volume III:
by Schneider, George
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Item Price
NZ$1,026.44NZ$821.15
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About This Item
London: L. Upcott Gill, 1892. V1: vii, 666; V2: viii, 621; V3:vi, 457 pp. Green half-leather with green pebbled cloth-covered boards; gilt titling and tooling to spines; custom bound by George Whitstanley of Manchester and bearing the gilt crest of the de Trafford baronets on each of the spines; all edges gilt; profusely illustrated with both color and black & white plates, fold-out plates, and black & white photographs. Rubbing and light wear to spines, including heads and tails, raised bands, and sides. Rubbing and light wear to tips. Bookplates bearing the de Trafford coat of arms and crest on the front pastedown of each volume, as well as a bookseller's label at the tail of each pastedown. Bookplate in Volume I has "the Study" lightly written in pencil on it. 2 cm crack at the head of the front hinge of Volume I. Light foxing scattered throughout the set. Bindings nice and firm. A beautiful set with exceptional provenance. Due to the size and weight of this set, additional shipping will be requested for expedited and international orders.. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Munster & Company, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 611620
- Title
- The Book of Choice Ferns for the Garden, Conservatory, and Stove: Volume I. From Introduction to Athyrium; Volume II: From Blechnum to Nothochlaena; Volume III:
- Author
- Schneider, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- L. Upcott Gill
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1892
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Munster & Company, LLC
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Munster & Company, LLC
Biblio member since 2018
Corvallis, Oregon
About Munster & Company, LLC
Munster & Company is a family owned business with over twenty years of experience in buying and selling books. In October of 2017, we purchased Black Oak Books, originally in Berkeley, California, and moved it all to where we live in Corvallis, Oregon. Our inventory currently features a robust number of titles on mathematics, books about books, literature, poetry, and signed books. New arrivals are listed nearly every day.
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
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