Weeds and Wild Flowers: Some Irreverent Words
by Colt, Arminda Maria-Theresa; wood-engravings by George Mackley; designed by Will Carter
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: The Two-Horse Press, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Mackley, George. Signed by Illustrator(s). Signed by George Mackley, limited edition #18 of 250 copies. Yellow handmade paper over green cloth spines, separately bound suite of engravings, house in slipcase. Near fine condition with owner's inscription and a few notes in pencil, suite near fine with faint crease to four of the prints, slipcase has toning at edges, light wear, ink scribble to bottom panel. -- Named by the Grolier Club as one of the best books of the 20th century (A Century for the Century.) A beautiful combination of natural history and fine art.
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- Bookseller
- Crooked House Books & Paper (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001886
- Title
- Weeds and Wild Flowers: Some Irreverent Words
- Author
- Colt, Arminda Maria-Theresa; wood-engravings by George Mackley; designed by Will Carter
- Illustrator
- Mackley, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Two-Horse Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1965
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fine press typography wood engraving
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About the Seller
Crooked House Books & Paper
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Portland, Oregon
About Crooked House Books & Paper
Welcome to the Crooked House, a one-of-a-kind bookstore in Portland, Oregon. Specializing in the beautiful and unusual: books by, for and about women, cookery, domestic science, decorative publishers bindings, weird how-to books and ephemera, 1920s-30s women's magazines, Modern Library, and more.
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