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A Treatise on the Origin, Qualities, and Cultivation of Moss-Earth, with directions for converting it into manure
by Aiton, William
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Air, Glasgow, Edinburgh: Wilson & Paul; Brash & Reid; A. Constable & Co (et al), 1811. Octavo, pp xxx, 355, (i), marbled edges, the first four leaves have a light crease to the lower corner, otherwise clean and sound internally though the latter half of the book tends to be a little age-toned, contemporary full calf, rubbed, neatly re-backed with a new calf spine and morocco label.. Full Leather. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020897
- Title
- A Treatise on the Origin, Qualities, and Cultivation of Moss-Earth, with directions for converting it into manure
- Author
- Aiton, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Wilson & Paul; Brash & Reid; A. Constable & Co (et al)
- Place of Publication
- Air, Glasgow, Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1811
- Bookseller catalogs
- Agriculture; Garden History; Early works;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mike Park Ltd
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London, Greater London
About Mike Park Ltd
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Re-backed
- Describes a book that has had the material covering the spine replaced or joints mended.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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"...
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