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Flower and Fruit Prints of the 18th and Early 19th Centuries, Their History, Makers and Uses, with a Catalogue Raisonne´ of the Works in Which They Are Found,
by Dunthorne, Gordon
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Washington DC: Published By the Author. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Color Reproductions; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 275 pages; 1938 Self-Published. Oversize HC/DJ. 1st edition, limited to 2500 copies. Tightly bound and fresh in glazed linene covered boards with beveled edges and green leather title labels decoratively lettered in gilt. In matched glazed linen covered slipcase. Lavishly illustrated by richly reproduced color plates of antiquarian botanical prints and augments by a Cataloge Raisonne of the work from which they are drawn. Hint of shelf rubbing to leather label at spine; mild dust top edge of slipcase. About as new. NF ... Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .
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- Bookseller
- DogStar Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48221
- Title
- Flower and Fruit Prints of the 18th and Early 19th Centuries, Their History, Makers and Uses, with a Catalogue Raisonne´ of the Works in Which They Are Found,
- Author
- Dunthorne, Gordon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Published By the Author
- Place of Publication
- Washington DC
- Date Published
- 1938
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books on Books; color plate books;
Terms of Sale
DogStar Books
15 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
DogStar Books
Biblio member since 2020
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About DogStar Books
DogStar Books is an open-shop used and rare book store located in historic Lancaster PA. We have been buying and selling scholarly, antiquarian and better books, images, and paper since 1991. We maintain a large general collection of over 40,000 titles on premises to serve our local book loving clientele. Out of town visitors and buyers are always welcome. Our online inventory at Biblio began in 2020 and we will be increasing our inventory here on a regular basis.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- New
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