Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1984. Stated First Edition. HB. Quarter dark green and light green cloth over boards, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, xv, 310 pp. No marks in book, binding tight and covers clean. In a pictorial dust jacket that shows light shelf wear. Tipped in at front is a letter, on Garst Seed Company letterhead, signed by David Garst, presenting this book to sales representatives of the company. Book condition VG+ in VG Dj.

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Bookseller: Parker's Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: LF7811
Title: Roswell Garst, A Biography
Author: Lee, Harold
Format/Binding: HB
Book Condition: Used
Edition: Stated First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Iowa State University Press
Place of Publication: Ames, Iowa
Date Published: 1984
Bookseller catalogs: Biography;

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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....
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...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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...
Tipped In: Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...