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Henderson's Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture
by Henderson, Peter
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Peter Henderson & Company, 1890. Second Edition . Hardcover. Fair. The "Father of American Horticulture" offers this "concise, yet comprehensive dictionary of plants" designed for florists, gardeners, & amateur horticulturists in late-nineteenth-century America. In 528 pages, inc. 2 pages of ads for Henderson's other plant books in rear, illustrated throughout with engravings of plants. Orig. published in 1881, this is the new Second Edition from 1890, with a new Preface, brown cloth-covered boards, stamped in black & lettered in gilt to front cover. Contents are very clean 7 completely unmarked. The text block is strong & all pages are secure. However, both front & rear hinges are cracked & the front board is nearly completely detached. Paper covering spine has been reglued. Heavy rubbing & fraying to all corners & both ends of spine, down to underlying boards. Still a good reference/reading copy! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020711
- Title
- Henderson's Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture
- Author
- Henderson, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Peter Henderson & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1890
- Keywords
- PLANTS FLOWERS GREENERY GARDEN GARDENING HORTICULTURE IDENTIFICATION NINETEENTH CENTURY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nature/Gardening/Environmentalism; Reference/Bibliography/Dictionaries;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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