Nature-Printed British Ferns: Being Figures and Descriptions of the Species and Varieties of Ferns Found in the United Kingdom. In Two Volumes.
by Thomas Moore
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Simi Valley, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co., 1859. Hardcover. Very Good. . 2-volume set. Bound in half-leather with marbled paper boards, raised bands and gilt decoration on the spines, title labels. Covers show minor wear, rubbing. Top edges gilt, marbled endpapers, bookplate of former owner on the front pastedowns. Minor foxing on the edges and plates, pages are lightly tanned and clean. 122 color plates.
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- Bookseller
- Schwabe Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- mon0002823049
- Title
- Nature-Printed British Ferns: Being Figures and Descriptions of the Species and Varieties of Ferns Found in the United Kingdom. In Two Volumes.
- Author
- Thomas Moore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co.
- Date Published
- 1859
- Size
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Book;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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...