Every Man His Own Gardener. Being a new and much more complete Gardener's Kalendar than any one hitherto published
by Mawe (Thomas) [and Abercrombie, John]
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Norwich, Chelmsford & York: W. Griffin; W. Chase; T. Toft & E. Etherington, 1767. [FIRST EDITION, BUT LACKING ONE PAGE.] Small octavo, pp 422 + one page bookseller's catalogue. The title page is mounted, lacking a few small pieces around the margins; the preface page is a bit worn, with a torn corner; otherwise contents generally a little used and dog-eared, some staining and marking of which the worst is pages 190/191 (see illustration); LACKING page 1/2, otherwise complete, tight and sound; bound in a fairly recent half calf and marbled boards, raised bands and title label. [Blanche Henrey 1052. The true, rare, first edition. There were two printings in 1767, with differences in pagination - this is the first, ].. First Edition. Half Leather. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016073
- Title
- Every Man His Own Gardener. Being a new and much more complete Gardener's Kalendar than any one hitherto published
- Author
- Mawe (Thomas) [and Abercrombie, John]
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. Griffin; W. Chase; T. Toft & E. Etherington
- Place of Publication
- London, Norwich, Chelmsford & York
- Date Published
- 1767
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gardening; Garden History; Early works;
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Mike Park Ltd
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About Mike Park Ltd
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Marbled boards
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