Handy Book of Fruit Culture Under Glass
by Thomson, David
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1881. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Dark green cloth with title in gilt on spine and gilt vignette of various fruits on front cover. Dark brown endpapers. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound. A few pages are uncut at the top edge. 321pp. All the fruits which are most generally cultivated under glass are included, such as the pineapple, the grapevine, the fig and the melon. 23 b/w illustrations within text. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004499
- Title
- Handy Book of Fruit Culture Under Glass
- Author
- Thomson, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh and London
- Date Published
- 1881
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Horticulture/Gardening;
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About the Seller
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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Sturminster Newton
About Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books specialises in Modern British Art and 20th century design books, and is based in Dorset. We are always interested in buying books, particularly those related to art, design, photography and architecture. Please contact us on 01258 471 249 or info@karenjakobsen.co.ukKaren Jakobsen is a Member of the PBFA
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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....
- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.