Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Natural History, Husbandry, and Physick. To which is added the Calendar of Flora.
by Benjamin Stillingfleet
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Full flame calf with gilt rule to board edges and gilt dentelles to sides; gilt particulars and red label to spine. Marbled endpapers. Hors texte plates at back. Evidence of previous lacquering to spine (see image). Front board detached. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown, otherwise no other markings or names. xxxi, 391 pp. 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches.
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5766
- Title
- Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Natural History, Husbandry, and Physick. To which is added the Calendar of Flora.
- Author
- Benjamin Stillingfleet
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. Dodsley, Baker and Leigh, and T. Payne
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1775
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History; Antiquarian; Horticulture;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...