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The Charm of Gardens
by Dion Clayton Calthrop
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Adam & Charles Black, [1910]. Cloth. Very Good. 9.5" by 7". non stated. A beautifully illustrated first edition copy of this work by artist Dion Clayton Calthrop. A first edition of the work.In the publisher's original cloth with gilt details and text.With a frontispiece and 31 colour plates. Collated Complete.This work is writer by artist and writer Dion Clayton Calthrop. Publisher's advertisements to the rear. A beautifully illustrated work on gardens including trees, cottage gardens, town gardens. The work also contains informative chapters on the history of gardens. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with minor marks, slight fading to the spine, bumping to the tail of the spine and light rubbing to the joints and extremities. Very minimal loss to the cloth to the front joint. Light offsetting to the free end papers with an old ink inscription to the front dated 1911. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with the odd spot, slightly heavier to the rear. Light age toning to the fore edge. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 874Z33
- Title
- The Charm of Gardens
- Author
- Dion Clayton Calthrop
- Illustrator
- non stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Adam & Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1910]
- Size
- 9.5" by 7"
- Keywords
- Illustrated Dion Clayton Calthrop gardens artists Dion Clayton Calthrop
Terms of Sale
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
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