Wild Flowers of the Pacific Northwest From Alaska to Northern California
by Lewis J. Clark
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Sidney : Gray's Publishing Limited , 1976. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 11" by 9". Lewis J. Clark . The first edition of this photographic book on wild flowers by Lewis Clark in the original dust wrapper. The first edition. Illustrated profusely with vibrant full colour photographs by the author. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work was written by Lewis J. Clark, a professor at the University of Victoria. Clark undertook many botanical studies and was an accomplished photographer, providing the photos for this work. This book provides a detailed study on wild flowers in the Pacific Northwest and was edited by John G. Trelawny after Clark's death. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart with minor damp staining to the tail of the spine and minor fading to the extremities. 'Alpine Garden Society Library' bookplate to the front pastedown and a tidemark to the extremities of the free endpapers. The wrap is very smart with a library label to the tail of the spine, minor creasing and edge wear, slight marks and very small closed tears to the head of the spine. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 897Z1
- Title
- Wild Flowers of the Pacific Northwest From Alaska to Northern California
- Author
- Lewis J. Clark
- Illustrator
- Lewis J. Clark
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gray's Publishing Limited
- Place of Publication
- Sidney
- Date Published
- 1976
- Size
- 11" by 9"
- Keywords
- First edition Wild flowers Lewis Clark Gardening Wild flowers
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Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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