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The Observer's Book of Cacti & Other Succulents
by Scott, S. H
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Frederick Warne, London, 1960. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: photographic & Drawing. List of illustrations, preface and introduction by author, glossary and index. The text is illustrated with 16 full coloured plates and 66 black and white photographs. Bright yellow coloured textured boards with green coloured embossed titles to the front panel and back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with red and green coloured titles to the front panel and green coloured titles to the back strip. A small book, describing over 300 species of cacti and succulents. Observer's book number 27. Rubbing of the book edges with bumping to the book corners. Slight cocking of the spine with age toning of the text block edges and pages. Chipping of the top dustwrapper corners with a 1.5" tear to the top right hand corner of the rear panel. Rubbing of the dustwrapper panels with a little fading of the back strip. Size: 16mo - up to 6 ¾" tall - Sextodecimo. 159, [1] pages,. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographic & Drawing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Natural History & Resources; Cacti & Succulents; Inventory No: 0287575. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0287575
- Title
- The Observer's Book of Cacti & Other Succulents
- Author
- Scott, S. H
- Illustrator
- photographic & Drawing
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Natural history, Cacti, succulents, description, Observer's Book – 27 Natural History & Resources; Cacti & Succulents; photographic & Drawing Unbranded Scott, S. H. The Observer's Book of Cacti & Other Succulent
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Jacket
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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