Welcome to the web site of me, David Gower-Spence. Based in the Post Office at Peasedown St. John neat Bath in England, I offer a selection of over 30,000 second hand, out of print, rare and scarce books as well as good reading books from just £3.00
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Second Hand Books On Botany
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O.U.P., Hardback, 1937 in Dust Wrapper. Good - in Good DJ. DJ slightly ruffled along edges with some slight loss, mainly at head and tail. Book a little shaken with small inscription to ffep. Internally bright and clean.
John Wiley & Sons, Hardback, 1976 in Dust Wrapper. Very Good - in Very Good DJ. Very slightly ruffled edges of DJ. Bruised at head of spine. Top edges of text block very slightly dusty. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.
J. M. Dent & Sons, Hardback, 1957 in Dust Wrapper. Good - in Poor Dustwrapper. Dustwrapper faded and somewhat soiled, edgeworn with several nicks and slight loss. Rubbed and faded at tail of spine. Discreet shop sticker to pastedown. Edges of the textblock lightly spotted.
Watts & Co., Hardback, 1933First Edition. Very Good. A little bruised with some rubbing to the corners and spine. Top edges dusty. Internally bright and clean.
John Wright & Sons, Hardback, 1912 Very Good. Boards a little rubbed at corners, again at head and tail. Front hinge tape repaired at ffep. Bookplates to front pastedown and ffep. Rear hinge straining. Internally bright and clean with just the lightest spotting. A nice copy.
Oxford University Press, Hardback, 1980 in Dust Wrapper. Good - in Good DJ. DJ a little faded at extremities, slight edgewear although presentable. Boards a little rubbed at extremities. Top edges dusty.
George G. Harrap & Co., Hardback, 1955 Good. An acceptable reading copy only. Spine sunned, heavier to head and tail. Boards a little faded at the margins. Small school stamp to the first blank and occasionally within the text. Leans slightly. Text complete, clean and tight.
Angus & Robertson, Hardback, 1938 Good. Spine heavily faded, boards less so toward the margins. Boards a little rubbed at extremities. Text and plates more than acceptable.
