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Notes on Tulip Species
W. R. Dykes; E. Katherine Dykes; A. Daniel Hall
1930
Herbert Jenkins Limited : London
15.5" by 11.5"
108pp
SUMMARY
The first edition of this beautiful and vividly illustrated work on tulips and their cultivation, complete with fifty-four colour plates.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs 3 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition of this work.
In the original unclipped dust wrapper.
A seminal work on tulips, looking at different breeds and hybrids of the beautiful flower species, with interesting notes on their cultivation.
Illustrated with fifty-four vivid colour plates.
By the amateur botanist William Rickatson Dykes, who was an expert on iris breeding, and had planted over 30,000 tulip bulbs in his home garden at Sutton Green.
Illustrated by the author's wife, Elsie Katherine Dykes.
With an introduction by Sir A. Daniel Hall.
Collated, complete.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards and spine, a little heavier to the rear board. Front hinge is starting but firm, rear hinge is tender. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper, with a small closed tear to the head of the front wrap. Light marks to the dust wrapper with a little rubbing to spine and tail of the front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the occasional scattered spot.
Overall Condition: Good Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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