The Burgess Flower Book for Children
by Burgess, Thornton W
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No dustjacket as issued
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Little, Brown & Company , 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No dustjacket as issued. Bound in dark green cloth with decorative cover. Binding is sound and shows areas of fading, rubbing and light soiling. All edges lightly worn; small scuff mark to bottom edge of text block. Previous owner's name written on FFEP. Text and images unmarked. Approximately 100 plates, most in full color. 8vo. 350pp.
Reviews
On Feb 22 2023, a reader said:
This book is wonderful! It helped create my love of plants! Very fun for children. And very beautiful.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPburBFB
- Title
- The Burgess Flower Book for Children
- Author
- Burgess, Thornton W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No dustjacket as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Date Published
- 1923
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Chaparral Books
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
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...