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Hortus Veitchii: A History of the Rise and Progress of the Nurseries of Messrs James Veitch and Sons, Together with An Account of the Botanical Collectors and Hybridists Employed by Them, etc
by VEITCH, JAMES
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- First Trade Edition, First Printing. Scarce history of the renowned James Veitch and Sons Nurseries. Illustrated with 50 beauti/No Jacket
- Seller
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Potomac, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
First Trade Edition, First Printing. Scarce history of the renowned James Veitch and Sons Nurseries. Illustrated with 50 beautiful black-and-white plates, many full page. Front and rear endpapers browned, occasional light spotting in the text, else a near fine copy in original maroon cloth ruled in blind on the covers and lettered in gilt on the spine, top edge gilt, fore-edge untrimmed. Thick quarto. 8.25 x 11.25 in. 542 pp. A lovely copy.
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- Bookseller
- Grinning Cat Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4224
- Title
- Hortus Veitchii: A History of the Rise and Progress of the Nurseries of Messrs James Veitch and Sons, Together with An Account of the Botanical Collectors and Hybridists Employed by Them, etc
- Author
- VEITCH, JAMES
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - First Trade Edition, First Printing. Scarce history of the renowned James Veitch and Sons Nurseries. Illustrated with 50 beauti
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- James Veitch and Sons, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- GARDENING, HORTICULTURE
Terms of Sale
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Fourteen (14) day return guarantee, for any reason, and we pay return shipping costs if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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Grinning Cat Books
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Potomac, Maryland
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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