Verlag: Legare Street Press, 2021
ISBN 10: 1014277973 ISBN 13: 9781014277978
Anbieter: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, USA
Zustand: New.
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Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Anbieter: True World of Books, Delhi, Indien
LeatherBound. Zustand: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1885 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 139 Language: English.
Verlag: Legare Street Press, 2021
ISBN 10: 1013479858 ISBN 13: 9781013479854
Anbieter: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, USA
Zustand: New.
Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
Anbieter: Gyan Books Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, Indien
Leather Bound. Zustand: New. Language: English. This book is available in 5 different Leather color without any extra cost. Explore More Options by Clicking on 'More Images' and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email within 24 hours of placing the order. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted by the prestigious organization "Rare Biblio" with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1885. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: - 139, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 139.
Verlag: Lee and Shepard ; Charles T. Dillingham, Boston, New York, 1889
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 2nd. Folio; 35 cm. Publisher's pictorial cloth stamped in brown and gilt. All edges gilt. Solid binding. Corners bumped, minor fray. Library blindstamp on title. 90 pages, 24 chromolithographic plates. This was the first color plate book on orchids published by an American. "This is the ranking work on the subject, and very striking" (Bennett, American Nineteenth Century Color Plate Books p 78). Nissen BBI, 1382 (first edition of 1885).
Verlag: Lee and Shepard/Charles T. Dillingham, Boston & New York, 1885
Anbieter: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Condition is good minus. Binding is cracked between pages in a few places. Covers have slight wear to the outer corners, light wear to the spine ends. There is a worn area to the front spine edge.
Verlag: . Boston, Lee and Shepard, 1889, ., 1889
Anbieter: Horizon Books, Toronto, ON, Kanada
folio [36 x 27 cm]; 90 pp, 24 fine color lithographed (chromolithograph) plates from the author's paintings of live plants. original pictorial gilt cloth, gilt spine title lettering, all edges gilted, spine ends worn, rubbed from shelf wear, interior clean with only light offsetting from plates on opposite leaves, very good copy, with good impressions of plates. Bennett (American Nineteenth Century Color Plate Books) p. 78: 'This is the ranking work on the subject, and very striking'. Nissen BBI 1382. This is apparently the first color plate orchid book by an American. The plates include Dendrobium, Masedvallia, Cattleya, Laelia, Phalaenopsis, Oncidium, Calanthe, Odontoglossum, Lycaste, Cymbidiums, Vanda, etc. Woodburn-Hedrick 577: 'large format with bightly colored chromolithographs'. A picture of this book is available on request.
Verlag: Lee & Shepard, Boston, 1885
Anbieter: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, USA
90pp. plus twenty-four chromolithographic plates. Folio. Original printed paper covers, spine perished, a.e.g. Original folding cloth portfolio, heavily worn and chipped. Minor soiling and offsetting. Good; plates very good. First edition of the first American color plate book on orchids. A handsome production, it is illustrated with twenty- four chromolithographs after illustrations by the author, including varieties of Dendrobium, Masdevallia, Cattleya, Laelia, Phalaenopsis, Odontoglossum, Cypripedium, and others. NISSEN BBI 1382.
Verlag: . London, John Slark, 1885, First British edition, same year as first US edition., 1885
Anbieter: Horizon Books, Toronto, ON, Kanada
Erstausgabe
folio [36 x 27 cm]; 90 pp, 24 fine color lithographed (chromolithograph) plates from the author's paintings of live plants. original pictorial gilt cloth, gilt spine title lettering, all edges gilted, light wear and chip to spine ends, interior clean with only light offsetting from plates on opposite leaves, a near fine copy in bright covers, plates with good impressions. Bennett (American Nineteenth Century Color Plate Books) p. 78: 'This is the ranking work on the subject, and very striking'. According to Bennett the first edition, Boston 1885, was issued with text in wrappers and text and plates enclosed in a portfolio, later US issues were bound in one volume. Nissen BBI 1382. This is apparently the first color plate orchid book by an American. The plates include Dendrobium, Masedvallia, Cattleya, Laelia, Phalaenopsis, Oncidium, Calanthe, Odontoglossum, Lycaste, Cymbidiums, Vanda, etc. Woodburn-Hedrick 577: 'large format with bightly colored chromolithographs'. A picture of this book is available on request.
Verlag: London: John Slark, 1885., 1885
Anbieter: Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, USA
Erstausgabe
Folio (13 4/8 x 10 3/8 inches). 24 chromolithographed plates (text browned). Original gold bevelled pictorial cloth, gilt, all edges gilt (extremities worn with minor loss). First English edition of the first American colour-plate book on orchids, published in Boston the same year. Incuding striking images of Dendrobium, Masdevallia, Cattleya, Laelia, Phalaenopsis, Oncidium, Calanthe Aerides, Odontoglossum, Lycaste, Vanda, and Cypripedium varieties. Nissen BBI, 1382.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1884
Anbieter: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, USA
Softcover. Zustand: Fine. Original Manuscript. Large octavo. Measuring 10.5" x 7". Hand-painted illustrated stiff wrappers with later hand stitching. Four leaves with mounted manuscript poems, plus four additional leaves of original painted botanical illustrations. Within a plain paper wrapper titled in manuscript. The original stitching, long gone, has been replaced and aside from one tiny nick on the front wrap, in near perfect condition. A beautiful holiday memento executed circa 1884 by a distinguished American botanical artist. Harriet Stewart Miner was the author and illustrator of *Orchids, The Royal Family of Plants* (Boston, 1885), the first American color plate book on the subject, noted by Bennett as "very striking. the ranking work on the subject." This booklet includes finely rendered gouache flower portraits of poppies on the cover, and with an illustration inside of a hellebore inset on a miniature winter landscape; violets and hepatica; a group including clover, buttercup, and daisy; and a deep red rose. Additionally a sprig of mistletoe appears on the rear wrap. The illustrations are used to illustrate handwritten manuscript poems which are tipped onto larger leaves from an interesting group of Miner's associates: Reverend Ovid Miner, upstate New York Congregationalist Minister, abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, and close associate of Frederick Douglass; Professor Charles Wesley Bennett, educator and archaeologist who secured the Ranke Library for the newly founded Syracuse University; Reverend Minot J. Savage, a controversial Unitarian Minster who was the first prominent American clergyman to write extensively reconciling Darwinian evolution with religion; and the poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier, whose eight line excerpt from his poem "The Clear Vision" is written in his characteristic purple ink. A beautifully conceived and completed project by an important woman botanical illustrator, with her illustrations accompanying poems by notables of her time. Unique.