Oak Ames: Jottings of a Harvard Botanist (First Edition with Dust Jacket)
de Plimpton, Pauline Ames
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Librería
-
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Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1979. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Bound in green cloth with gilt stamp on front cover and gilt letters on spine. Many black & white drawings and photographs throughout. Spine bumped on top and bottom. Light scuffing on the Dust Jacket and is price-clipped. Signed by the author on the page before the title page. Oakes Ames was the botanist responsible for bringing Orchids into the public eye. Before his work in Florida, the Philppines, Central and South America few knew or understood orchids. On these expeditions, his wife, Blanche, drew scientifically accurate illustrations of orchids they saw. The work, "Orchidicae: Illustrations and Studies of the Family Orchidicae" was the product of his study.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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- Título
- Oak Ames: Jottings of a Harvard Botanist (First Edition with Dust Jacket)
- Autor
- Plimpton, Pauline Ames
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Harvard University Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Fecha de publicación
- 1979
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
