Sussex: The Book Guild Ltd, 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 208 pages; b/w and colour illustrations. Original dust jacket fine, not price clipped, now protected in a clear removable archival sleeve. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A fine copy of this scarce title. Oliver Gilbert's pursuit of lichens. Provenance: from the library of John Mitchell with small blue bookplate, featuring a peregrine, to the inside front cover "From the library of John Mitchell, author and naturalist"; Mitchell wrote New Naturalist No. 88 Loch Lomondside..

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Bookseller: Loe Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 034981
Title: THE LICHEN HUNTERS
Author: Gilbert, Oliver
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 1857769309
ISBN 13: 9781857769302
Publisher: The Book Guild Ltd
Place of Publication: Sussex
Date Published: 2004
Size: 8vo
Bookseller catalogs: Plant Hunting;

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