The Intelligence of Flowers (First Edition)
by Maurice Maeterlinck
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
The Intelligence of the Flowers by Maurice Maeterlinck with photogravures by Alvin Langdon Coburn
Published by Dodd, Mead & Company 1907 First Edition
Description: grey cloth boards with decorated paper pastedown. Light chipping and loss to paper, corners lightly bumped wear to edges. A solid VERY GOOD
All the interior pages are decorated by William Edgar Fisher and there are four photogravure photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburnbound within at regular intervals.
The photogravures by Alvin Langdon Coburn are printed in green/black ink from copper photogravure plates. These alone are well worth the price of the book. The frontispiece (lily pads) almost resembles a color image. See photos.
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- Bookseller
- Shawn Donnille (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00073
- Title
- The Intelligence of Flowers (First Edition)
- Author
- Maurice Maeterlinck
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead, and Company
- Date Published
- 1907
- Pages
- 180
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Chipping
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