Sylva Florifera: The Shrubbery Historically and Botanically Treated; with Observations on the Formation of Ornamental Plantations, and Picturesque Scenery (2 Vols.)
by Henry Phillips
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible; Very Good
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1823. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A tight, well-preserved copy of the 1823 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and VG in their original duotone cloth. Octavos, 669 pgs. all told, deckled fore and bottom edges.
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- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9806
- Title
- Sylva Florifera: The Shrubbery Historically and Botanically Treated; with Observations on the Formation of Ornamental Plantations, and Picturesque Scenery (2 Vols.)
- Author
- Henry Phillips
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible; Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1823
- Keywords
- rare gardening, rare botanical
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gardening; Botany;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...