Water-Lilies and How to Grow Them; With Chapters on the Proper Making of Ponds and the Use of Accessory Plants
by Henry S. Conard, Henri Hus
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Buffalo, New York, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday, Page & Co., 1910. Early Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Sage green illustrated cloth covered boards with mild edgewear, light foxing and soil, browned spine and edges, and lightly bumped spine ends and corners. Binding lightly shaken, text clean. Interior moderately toned and foxed. B/w photo illustrations. Brief gift inscription to ffep. Small creases and tears to a small number of pages. No stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 228 pp.
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- Bookseller
- Albion Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000223
- Title
- Water-Lilies and How to Grow Them; With Chapters on the Proper Making of Ponds and the Use of Accessory Plants
- Author
- Henry S. Conard, Henri Hus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Printing
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Co.
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Albion Books
Biblio member since 2021
Buffalo, New York
About Albion Books
Albion Books deals in fine used, out of print and rare books on a wide variety of topics. Specialties include Buffalo/New York history, science, religion, occult, and foreign language. The proprietor has been in the antiquarian book business since 2006.
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