Garden Ornament.
by JEKYLL, Gertrude and HUSSEY, Christopher
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Country Life, London., 1927. Second edition, revised. Elephant folio. pp x, 438. Copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Original green gilt pictorial cloth. All edges gilt. Minor rubbing to cloth at head and tail of spine and at corners. Very good indeed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- JEKYLLGE006185
- Title
- Garden Ornament.
- Author
- JEKYLL, Gertrude and HUSSEY, Christopher
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Country Life, London.
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- gardens gardening design
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Ellis bookseller
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LONDON
About Peter Ellis bookseller
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- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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,...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....