Observations on the Formation and Management of Useful and Ornamental Plantations; on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening; and on Gaining and Embanking Land from Rivers or the Sea
by John Claudius Loudon
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Archibald Constable & Co., 1804. First edition. 3/4 leather. Very Good. 21 x 13.5 cm. Octavo. v (1) 342 (16) pages. Bound in 3/4 brown leather with marble boards. Previous owner's bookplate on front fixed endpaper. Complete with 10 engraved plates, 2 of which are folding. Rubbing to the boards especially to the front cover where a small portion of the marble has completely been worn away to the boards beneath. Author's first book.
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- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56838
- Title
- Observations on the Formation and Management of Useful and Ornamental Plantations; on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening; and on Gaining and Embanking Land from Rivers or the Sea
- Author
- John Claudius Loudon
- Format/Binding
- 3/4 leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Archibald Constable & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1804
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About the Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...