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British Hepaticae: Containing Descriptions and Figures of the Native Species of Jungermannia, Marchantia, and Anthoceros
by Carrington, B. [Benjamin Carrington]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, spine sunned, neat penciled notes on verso of ffep and lower edge of first
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Robert Harwicke. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, spine sunned, neat . penciled notes on verso of ffep and lower edge of first three botanical . plates.. [1874]. Hardcover. Published in four parts and bound in green cloth titled in gilt on spine by R. H. Porter, as noted by stamp on front pastedown endpaper. 16 hand colored plates of the various species of Hepaticae, or liverworts. Lovely, delicately colored plates of these bryophytes and authoritative botanical descriptions by the noted British botanist. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 88 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57717
- Title
- British Hepaticae: Containing Descriptions and Figures of the Native Species of Jungermannia, Marchantia, and Anthoceros
- Author
- Carrington, B. [Benjamin Carrington]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, spine sunned, neat penciled notes on verso of ffep and lower edge of first
- Publisher
- Robert Harwicke
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1874]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Bryophytes, Liverworts, Hepaticae, BOTANY, Botanical Illustration
- Bookseller catalogs
- Botany and Gardening;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Verso
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- Spine
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- FFEP
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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