Wild Flowers,
by (Ann) Pratt
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
-
Petersfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1857. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Green cloth, approx. 159 (of 192) illustrations of flowers, (printed by William Dicks) (Baxter Licensee) 4to., green cloth, the first edition was published in 2 vols Size: Quarto. Slight wear to spine. Moderately foxed throughout. slight wear and bumps to corners. Category: Natural History & Resources; Britain/UK; 19th century; .
Synopsis
Manuscript and illustrations held by the British Columbia Archives Includes bibliographical references (p. 90)
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Petersfield Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21600
- Title
- Wild Flowers,
- Author
- (Ann) Pratt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1857
- Keywords
- BZDB16 Natural History & Resources; Britain/UK; 19th century; (Ann) Pratt Wild Flowers,
Terms of Sale
The Petersfield Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Petersfield Bookshop
Biblio member since 2023
Petersfield, Hampshire
About The Petersfield Bookshop
"The Petersfield Bookshop" is a traditional bookshop and specialises in buying and selling Antiquarian and second-hand books, but also sells antique maps and prints and. Inside the shop there is a display of antique dolls from Ann Westwood's private collection. A special feature of the premises is a canopied forecourt where second-hand books can be bought 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!
Our opening hours are 10:00 to 17:00, Wednesday to Saturday. (Other times available by appointment)
There is nearby "Pay & Display" parking available and we are short walk from Petrsfield Station (On the London to Portsmouth route).
We are members of: ABA, ILAB & PBFA
Our opening hours are 10:00 to 17:00, Wednesday to Saturday. (Other times available by appointment)
There is nearby "Pay & Display" parking available and we are short walk from Petrsfield Station (On the London to Portsmouth route).
We are members of: ABA, ILAB & PBFA
Glossary
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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....
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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