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Plants That Merit Attention Volume 1 Trees
by Janet Meakin Poor (Editor)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Assumed First Edition, 1984, quality Timber Press publication, published with the cooperation of The Garden Club of America, over sized 11.25 inches in height. Volume 1 dedicated to Trees, originally published at $60.00, 349 pages heavily illustrated with 429 color photos on quality coated paper stock, very clean white hardback with bright gilt titles to spine and logo on front board. No previous owner bookplate or writing, as new. Jacket is Very Good because of faded spine and edges of panels, also some light wear, jacket shows well in a new mylar sleeve. A very clean and most presentable edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003086
- Title
- Plants That Merit Attention Volume 1 Trees
- Author
- Janet Meakin Poor (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Timber Press
- Place of Publication
- Portland, Oregon
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Gardens, Gardening, Trees, Timber Press, The Garden Club of America
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.
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