Printed Books 1481-1900 in The Horticultural Society of New York
by Hall, Elizabeth Cornelia
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.
- Seller
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Horticultural Society of New York, 1970. First edition.. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. xiii, 279; frontispiece plate. Publisher's original green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover, 8vo. From the library of George H. Beatty III with his oval name stamp on the front endpaper.
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- Bookseller
- Natural History Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4962
- Title
- Printed Books 1481-1900 in The Horticultural Society of New York
- Author
- Hall, Elizabeth Cornelia
- Book Condition
- Used - A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: The Horticultural Society of New York, 1970. First edition.
- Keywords
- Natural History Reference Works history botany books horticulture 1481-1900 The Horticultural Society of New York George Beatty Hall
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About the Seller
Natural History Books
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Iowa City, Iowa
About Natural History Books
Natural History Books is an independent, rare book retailer operating out of Iowa City, IA. The business is owned and operated by Noriko and Russell Ciochon. We only sell books through our NHB website and other book service websites. We do not offer books for sale within the state of Iowa.We specialize in rare and hard to find books in all areas of natural history especially ornithology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, paleontology, botany, evolutionary biology and travel and exploration. Our rare and hard-to-find book section has many fine hand-colored plate books. Our latest acquisition is the ichthyology and aquarium fish collection of Ross Socolof Books of Florida. We are always buying natural history books – if you have a collection to offer, please contact us at noriko@naturalhistorybooks.com or by calling (319) 354-9088.
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