A FLORA OF SHROPSHIRE
by Leighton, W. A
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Shrewsbury [and] London: John Davies [and] John Van Voorst, 1841. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 23 x 15cm. Pp. xii, 573; 20 copper-engraved plates. Slightly later half brown pig-skin leather with brown cloth boards, gilt lettering and raised bands to the spine; very good with light wear only. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, some plates toned and spotted, letterpress pages clean and crisp. A very good copy in an attractive binding..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Loe Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031281
- Title
- A FLORA OF SHROPSHIRE
- Author
- Leighton, W. A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Davies [and] John Van Voorst
- Place of Publication
- Shrewsbury [and] London
- Date Published
- 1841
- Size
- 23 x 15cm
- Bookseller catalogs
- Floras - British;
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About the Seller
Loe Books
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Launceston, Cornwall
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Glossary
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...