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A TREATISE ON THE CULTURE OF THE PINEAPPLE and the Management of the Hot-House..
by Speechly, William
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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About This Item
Published fo the Author at Welbeck in Nottinghamshire, by G Peacock.., 1796. Second edition. Hardcover. Good. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 211pp. incl. index, plus a single ad for Speechly's other title. Six plates, 4 folding. Half-leather with marbled boards (rubbed, with tear). Newer end-papers. Ownership signature, dated 1823. Crossed-out name on last page. Title-page has been repaired with new paper backing. Exterior hinges cracked and worn, spine repaired. Light foxing throughout. Plates have some foxing and large plate at rear has a stain. Still a good usable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Lost Horizon Bookstore
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50724
- Title
- A TREATISE ON THE CULTURE OF THE PINEAPPLE and the Management of the Hot-House..
- Author
- Speechly, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- Published fo the Author at Welbeck in Nottinghamshire, by G Peacock..
- Date Published
- 1796
- Keywords
- Pineapple
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About the Seller
Lost Horizon Bookstore
Biblio member since 2010
Santa Barbara, California
About Lost Horizon Bookstore
We are a small, open shop in Santa Barbara and have been in the same location for over 30 years. We have a select inventory of used and rare books. We also carry original posters and prints, vintage photographs and ephemera. Open Tues.- Sat. 11-6, closed Sunday & Monday.
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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....
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