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The Rhododendron Species (Vols. 1 and 2)
by H. H. Davidian
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Portland, Oregon: The Timber Press, 1982. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Two Volumes: The Rhododendron Species Volume 1 Lepidotes, 431 pages including index, some black and white illustration. Book is near Fine, ultra clean green cloth with bright gilt titles to spine, No previous owner bookplate or writing. Jacket is Very Good, some rubbing to front and rear panel, some light edge wear. The Rhododendron Species Volume 2 Elepidotes, Part 1 Arboreum-Lacteum, 344 pages, more illustrations, map of Asia and black and white habitat photographs. Book is Fine, very clean blue cloth boards with gleaming gilt titles to spine. Jacket is near Fine. No previous owner bookplates or writing in either volumes, text in never read condition. Very Clean and most presentable, Jackets in new mylar sleeves. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001973
- Title
- The Rhododendron Species (Vols. 1 and 2)
- Author
- H. H. Davidian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Timber Press
- Place of Publication
- Portland, Oregon
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Timber Press, Rhododendrons, Northwest Gardening, Gardening
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
10 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
Biblio member since 2015
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.
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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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