The Waterlilies: A Monograph of the Genus Nymphaea
by CONRAD,Henry S
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About This Item
Washington, [D.C.]: The Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1905. 4to. 30 plates (including 12 chromolithographs), 82 illustrations to text. xiii, [1], 279, [1] pp. Rebound in later half crimson morocco with remnant of printed wrappers mounted an bound-in; ffep heavily toned and foxed, faint dampstain to top portion of textblock through page 35, offsetting from previoulsy laid-in photograph (of the author as an infant?) on front blank Inscribed on the ffep, "To my beloved father & mother, in grateful recognition of untold obligations, from Henry S. Conrad." Conrad later reinscribed this volume, noting that the first inscription was made in 1905, "To my trusted pupil and friend Dr. Geneva Sayre from Henry S. Conrad Jan. 1945." Dr. Sayre (1911-1992) was a byologist and bibliographer; she studied botany under Conrad at Grinnell College. REFERENCE: Nissen, BBI 392
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- Bull's Head Rare Books (US)
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- 100547
- Title
- The Waterlilies
- Author
- CONRAD,Henry S
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- Used
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- 1
- Publisher
- The Carnegie Institution of Washington
- Place of Publication
- Washington, [D.C.]
- Date Published
- 1905
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...