THE SHAKSPERE FLORA
by GRINDON, Leo H
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
1883. GRINDON, Leo H. THE SHAKSPERE FLORA. A GUIDE TO ALL THE PRINCIPAL PASSAGES IN WHICH MENTION IS MADE OF TREES, PLANTS, FLOWERS, AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTIONS; WITH COMMENTS AND BOTANICAL PARTICULARS. Manchester: Palmer & Howe/London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1883. Second edition. 318 pp. 12mo., terra cotta cloth. Very good, gilt top edge and spine lettering slightly darkened. Minor shelfwear. Front hinge cracked; block tight. B/w frontispiece and plates, with illustrations in the text. Indexed.
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- Bookseller
- Boston Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 79040
- Title
- THE SHAKSPERE FLORA
- Author
- GRINDON, Leo H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1883
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About the Seller
Boston Book Company
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
About Boston Book Company
Specializing in East Asian Books with Aesthetic Interest, Japanese Books with Original Art, English and American Literature, Women's Books and the Generally Intriguing!
Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
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Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...