The Garden, an Illustrated Weekly Journal in all its Branches. Vol. LXXIX. - Christmas, 1915. [January 2, 1915, No. 2250 to December 25, 1915, No. 2301.
by Cowley, Herbert
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: The Garden Illustrated Weekly, 1915. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. viii, 632 pages. Hardcover bound in original green cloth with cover titles in gilt. Light to moderate wear to the binding. Gilt is bright. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. The text is a little toned but generally clean. CONTAINS 2 COLOR PLATES as well as with black and white text drawings and images from photos. Early owner's inscription on the first issue's title reads, "Dr. G. C. Lippincott, U.S.N. / Salem, N. Jersey." George Coote Lippincott (1850-1951) was a doctor who was on active duty with the U.S. Navy in the 1870s-1880s. He was stationed at several naval bases and academies and spent a number of years at sea. In 1878 he was on board the U.S.S. Vandalia as surgeon in the Mediterranean when U.S. Grant and his wife were on board as part of their world tour.
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- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 050122
- Title
- The Garden, an Illustrated Weekly Journal in all its Branches. Vol. LXXIX. - Christmas, 1915. [January 2, 1915, No. 2250 to December 25, 1915, No. 2301.
- Author
- Cowley, Herbert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- The Garden Illustrated Weekly
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1915
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Weight
- 5.90 lbs
- Keywords
- 1915; Herbert Cowley; Dr. George C. Lippincott; Gardening; Gardens; Garden; Illustrated; Horticulture; Botany; Journal; 19th Century; Gardeners; Rare; Collectible.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Botany & Horticulture;
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Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Cloth
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