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Gardens of Colony and State: Gardens and Gardeners of the American Colonies and of the Republic Before 1840--Introduction, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Fences and Enclosures
by Lockwood, Alice G.B.; Editor
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Poor
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. Volume one only! Hardcover with gilt stamped green cloth boards in dust jacket, 1931, folio, 464pp., illustrated in b&w. Book VG with rubbing to boards, handsome gilt titles and decoration to front board and spine, binding tight, text shows some foxing to endpapers and edges of text block, otherwise unmarked, with off-setting in gutter of last few pages. DJ poor, tattered and in pieces, missing 75% of spine below title, held together in protective mylar wrap. THIS LARGE, HEAVY BOOK WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING FEES.
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- Bookseller
- Common Crow Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B34338
- Title
- Gardens of Colony and State: Gardens and Gardeners of the American Colonies and of the Republic Before 1840--Introduction, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Fences and Enclosures
- Author
- Lockwood, Alice G.B.; Editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- Horticulture and Gardening, Americana
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Common Crow Books
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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