FIRST EDITION OCTAVO FINELY REBOUND IN FULL DICED CALF GILT DECORATION TO THE SPINE. A VERY HANDSOME COPY TIGHT AND CLEAN (AMORIAL BOOKPLATE HAS LEFT A FOXED IMPRINT ON FOLLOWING PAGE). A TREATISE ON PREPARING THE GROUND FOR PLANTING DESCRIBING THE GROWTH SIZE AND USES OF TREES BEING ARRANGED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.
FIRST EDITION TWO VOLUMES. RECENTLY PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED AND RE-BOUND IN FULL CALF RAISED BANDS AND GILT TITLES NEW ENDPAPERS. HENCE A VERY ATTRACTIVE AND TIGHT SET. A NUMBER OF (MISSING) PAGES HAVE BEEN BY REPLACED BY FACSIMILIES INCLUDING THE TITLE PAGE AND PRELIMS. OF VOLUME 1. PAGES 1631 TO 1648 ARE BOUND IN AFTER FINIS. THE INDEX (PAGES 1689 TO 17550 ARE PHOTOCOPIES. WITH NUMEROUS (OVER 2000) WOODCUTS IN THE TEXT. VOLUME 1 874 pp VOLUME TO 875 TO 1688 PLUS INDEX TO PAGE 1755. IN SUMMARY: A LOVELY BINDING OF A COMPLETE COPY BUT WITH MANY FACSIMILIE PAGES.
FIRST EDITION ORIGINAL GREEN CLOTH ONE CORNER BUMPED FINGERING TO TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINE DUSTINESS TO THE EDGES OF THE PAGES BUT A VERY GOOD TIGHT COPY. FRENCH TEXT. 444 PAGES. MINOR PENCIL ANNOTATIONS.
VERY GOOD COPY IN DUSTWRAP. COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS AND PHOTOGRAPHS. TRAVEL DIARIES TO HAWAIICALIFORNIA ALASKA FLORIDA THE BAHAMAS NORWAY ICELAND SPITZBERGENGREENLAND ISRAEL ROMANIA AND SIBERIA. EDITED BY MIRANDA WESTON-SMITH. PHOTOGRAPHS BY PHILIPPA SCOTT. NAME OF PREVIOUS OWNER ON FEP.
SOME MINOR WEAR TO TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE SPINE OTHERWISE VERY GOOD HARDBACK. BOUND IN GREEN CLOTH WITH GILT LETTERING AND DECORATION TO FRONT BOARD. INTRODUCTION BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT. FULLY ILLUSTRATED WITH BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS. PREVIOUS OWNER’S BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTEDOWN.
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