HUMPHREY GILBERT-CARTER a Memorial Volume
by J S L Gilmour and S M Walters editors:
- Used
- Hardcover
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About This Item
University Botanic Garden Cambridge 1975 G (no dj, green cloth boards with rusty stain across top of both boards and gilt titles faded on spine, internally a fine unopened copy, very crisp tight and bright) 12mo 132pp.Memorial and tribute to the Cambridge Botanist, and Director of the University Botanic Garden.
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- Title
- HUMPHREY GILBERT-CARTER a Memorial Volume
- Author
- J S L Gilmour and S M Walters editors:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- University Botanic Garden Cambridge 1975
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- Crisp
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- Tight
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- 12mo
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- G
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- Unopened
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- Fine
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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...