The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds. Design and Arrangement shown by existing examples of Gardens in Great Britian and Ireland followed by a Description of the Plants Shrubs and Trees for the Open-air Garden and their Culture. Illustrated with..
by Robinson, W
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1907. Hardcover. Tenth edition. 8vo. xii, 974p. Original navy coloured cloth, gilt to front board and gilt spine lettering. Previous owners calling card glued to front endpaper, endpapers lightly foxed, and the corners and spine ends bumped. Overall a very clean copy in a tight and square binding. Illustrated with wood engravings throughout.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5319
- Title
- The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds. Design and Arrangement shown by existing examples of Gardens in Great Britian and Ireland followed by a Description of the Plants Shrubs and Trees for the Open-air Garden and their Culture. Illustrated with..
- Author
- Robinson, W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Keywords
- gardens, trees, botany
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
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
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...