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A Brocade Pillow; Azaleas of Old Japan
by Ito Ihei; John L. Creech
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Seller
-
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York and Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 23.5 x 15.35 cm. Octavo. 161pp. 8pp color photographs.Red cloth in dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by botonist John L. Creech who wrote the introduction and commentary. Magazine clipping about Creech taped to front free endpaper. Some toning to jacket flaps.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 61258
- Title
- A Brocade Pillow; Azaleas of Old Japan
- Author
- Ito Ihei; John L. Creech
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Weatherhill
- Place of Publication
- New York and Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1984
- Bookseller catalogs
- gardening;
Terms of Sale
Midway Used and Rare Books
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About the Seller
Midway Used and Rare Books
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St. Paul, Minnesota
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
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