Flora Australasica; or, a Selection of Handsome, or Curious Plants, Natives of New Holland, and the South Sea Islands
by SWEET, Robert
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- near fine
- Seller
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About This Item
London: James Ridgway, 1827. hardcover. near fine. Illustrated with 56 hand-colored plates. One corner of title page skillfully repaired with no loss of text, alphabetical holograph index bound in. Slim 8vo, 1/2 green morocco, decoratively gilt spine. London: James Ridgway, 1827-1828. A fine clean copy.<br/><br/> One the most attractive of Australian botanical books and the first to use live specimens for illustration instead of dried plants or field sketches. Nissen 1924.<br/><br/>
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- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76709
- Title
- Flora Australasica; or, a Selection of Handsome, or Curious Plants, Natives of New Holland, and the South Sea Islands
- Author
- SWEET, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- James Ridgway
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1827
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...