On Buds and Stipules
by Lubbock, Sir John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Houlton, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: New Amsterdam Book Co. IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. Circa 1898, complete with 4 chromolithographic plates. xix, [1] 239pp, printed on fine glossy paper, bound in original blue cloth, gilt on spine bright, binding tight, front hinge starting, with tear to tissue guard. Armorial bookplate of Catharine L. Howard inside cover. There was never a library pocket, call numbers on spine, small library label inside cover, embossed ownership on some pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Monroe Bridge Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004590
- Title
- On Buds and Stipules
- Author
- Lubbock, Sir John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- New Amsterdam Book Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- Biology Buds Stipules Plants
- Bookseller catalogs
- BIOLOGY;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Monroe Bridge Books
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Houlton, Maine
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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