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A Guide to the Wild Flowers: East of the Mississippi and North of Virginia
by Taylor, Norman
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing Company, Inc.. Good with no dust jacket. 1928. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full tan cloth, medallion blind-stamped on cover, gilt lettering on green label on spine, Russian-Olive Leaflet for Wildlife and Good Land Use, No. 292 laid in. Profusely illustrated with 520 color and B&W drawings, color frontispiece. Includes Index, Finding List, and Picture Glossary. . Covers soiled and stained, spine sunned, hinges sprung, else very good. GOOD. . B&W drawings/Color Photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. x, 357 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15750
- Title
- A Guide to the Wild Flowers: East of the Mississippi and North of Virginia
- Author
- Taylor, Norman
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Garden City Publishing Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- Wild flowers, Parallel-veined leaves, netted-veined leaves, Carrots, Pea-like, unsymmetrical, Bell-shaped corolla, Daisy Family, Aquatic plants
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science, Medicine & Technology;
Terms of Sale
Round Table Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- Sunned
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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