Boston: G.W. Cotrell, 1865. Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 162 Names with significations, 141 flowers with symbolic language. (Originally published, 1852) Small book, red-brown cloth, spine lightly slanted, faded to lightly brown, gilt title very fine on front, near fine on spine, small worn spot near spine middle, title embossed on back, all edges gilt, light wear to top tips, slight wear to bottom tips, microtears and slight wear to spine top and bottom edge. 248 lightly browned pages. Tissue-covered engraving illustration of author as young woman. Good.

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Bookseller: Callaghan Books South (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 25055
Title: Lexicon of Ladies' Names with Their Floral Emblems
Author: Carter, Mrs. Sarah C
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G.W. Cotrell
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1865
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Keywords: Flowers Names
Bookseller catalogs: Women;

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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...
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...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...