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Hooker's Finest Fruits : a Selection of Paintings of Fruits By William Hooker ( 1779 - 1832)
by Stearn, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus
- ISBN 10
- 1871569052
- ISBN 13
- 9781871569056
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
The Herbert Press : Hooker, William , 1997. Reprint. Green Boards. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Type: Z 222pp. A lovely copy. Gilt embossed lettering to the spine. Full page colour reproductions of fruit illustrations by William Hooker with an introduction by William T. Stearn and descriptions by Frederick A. Roach. Light bump to the head of the spine with light rubbing to the head and tail of the spine, and a bump to the tail of the rear board, all concealed under the wrapper. Fresh and clean. Dust wrapper not price clipped. There is a tear of 3 cm to the tail of the rear panel of the wrapper adjacent to the spine, now expertly repaired wth a little lifting to the tail of the rear panel. Clean and tight. A very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 220104
- Title
- Hooker's Finest Fruits : a Selection of Paintings of Fruits By William Hooker ( 1779 - 1832)
- Author
- Stearn, William
- Format/Binding
- Green Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1871569052
- ISBN 13
- 9781871569056
- Publisher
- Hooker, William
- Place of Publication
- The Herbert Press
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15"
- Keywords
- BOTANISTS FRUIT
- X weight
- 46 oz
Terms of Sale
Trumpington Fine Books Limited
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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