The Phytologist : A Popular Botanical Miscellany, Volume the Second (Vol II; Two; 2) by Luxford, George; Preface by Edward Newman - 1845

New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1935. A very attractive copy of a book tough-to-find in First Edition, especially in dust jacket and in collectible condition as nice as this. SEE PHOTOS. Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. The jacket is complete and its colors are still very bright and attractive. NOT price clipped ($1.75). The publisher has blacked out two mistaken words (i.e. "and crocodiles") on the jacket's front inner flap as crocodiles are not mentioned in the book (but alligators are). Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve (temporarily removed for photos to reduce glare). This is an extremely appealing, pretty copy. All pages are creamy white, clean, crisp and unmarked. The jacket art depicts a brown running deer and several greenish waterfowl on the wing. The jacket has minor wear at the corners and at the bottom of the rear panel there are two half-inch closed tears and one 2" closed tear. The front panel of the jacket has a few faint brown… Read More

London: John Van Voorst, 1851. Volume Four, complete (1851/1852/1853) in 3 parts bound together. These are the original first editions -- not cheaply-made modern reprints. The binding is Fair - Good condition because the green cloth covers are worn and no longer attached to the textblock. SEE PHOTOS. However the textblock could be easily recased with no sewing required since all pages are tightly bound together. Internal condition is Very Good with almost no foxing. Consists of VOLUME THE FOURTH (1851): pp. 1-392; VOLUME THE FOURTH, CONTINUED (1852): pp. 393-784; and VOLUME THE FOURTH, CONCLUDED (1853): pp. 785-1160.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair - Very Good condition. Thick 8vo. xxviii, 1,160pp.

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831. Volume 4 only. This is the original 1831 first edition -- not a cheaply-made modern reprint. Very Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. Bound in marbled boards with leather spine and corners, however the leather covering the backstrip has perished. Front and rear covers are still attached. Clean, square, and tight. Pages are in Near Fine condition with almost no foxing. On the front pastedown endpaper is the armorial bookplate of John Macfarlane.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good (lacks spine cover). 8vo. vi, 570pp.

London: John Van Voorst, 1846. Volume Two Continued (pages 373-724). This is the original 1846 first edition -- not a cheaply-made modern reprint. Good condition only. SEE PHOTOS. Bound in marbled boards with leather spine and corners. Hinges cracked. Most of the leather covering the spine has perished. Pages are tightly bound and in Near Fine condition with almost no foxing.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good condition. 8vo. xvi, pp. (373) - 724.

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831. Volume 4 only. This is the original 1831 first edition -- not a cheaply-made modern reprint. Very Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. Clean, square, and tight. Pages are in Near Fine condition with only occasional minor foxing. The binding is marbled boards with matching marbled endpapers and page edges. Leather spine and corners. The spine is lettered in gold over two red leather labels. Spine chipped at top. Small piece (1.5 inch) missing from foot of the spine. Hardcover. First Edition. Illustrated. Index. On the front pastedown endpaper are the armorial bookplates of Frances Anne Kenrick and Wm. Fred D'Arley.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition. 8vo. vi, 570pp.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1935. A very attractive copy of a book tough-to-find in First Edition, especially in dust jacket and in collectible condition as nice as this. SEE PHOTOS. Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. The jacket is complete and its colors are still very bright and attractive. NOT price clipped ($1.75). The publisher has blacked out two mistaken words (i.e. "and crocodiles") on the jacket's front inner flap as crocodiles are not mentioned in the book (but alligators are). Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve (temporarily removed for photos to reduce glare). This is an extremely appealing, pretty copy. All pages are creamy white, clean, crisp and unmarked. The jacket art depicts a brown running deer and several greenish waterfowl on the wing. The jacket has minor wear at the corners and at the bottom of the rear panel there are two half-inch closed tears and one 2" closed tear. The front panel of the jacket has a few faint brown… Read More

London: John Van Voorst, 1851. Volume Four, complete (1851/1852/1853) in 3 parts bound together. These are the original first editions -- not cheaply-made modern reprints. The binding is Fair - Good condition because the green cloth covers are worn and no longer attached to the textblock. SEE PHOTOS. However the textblock could be easily recased with no sewing required since all pages are tightly bound together. Internal condition is Very Good with almost no foxing. Consists of VOLUME THE FOURTH (1851): pp. 1-392; VOLUME THE FOURTH, CONTINUED (1852): pp. 393-784; and VOLUME THE FOURTH, CONCLUDED (1853): pp. 785-1160.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair - Very Good condition. Thick 8vo. xxviii, 1,160pp.

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831. Volume 4 only. This is the original 1831 first edition -- not a cheaply-made modern reprint. Very Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. Bound in marbled boards with leather spine and corners, however the leather covering the backstrip has perished. Front and rear covers are still attached. Clean, square, and tight. Pages are in Near Fine condition with almost no foxing. On the front pastedown endpaper is the armorial bookplate of John Macfarlane.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good (lacks spine cover). 8vo. vi, 570pp.

London: John Van Voorst, 1846. Volume Two Continued (pages 373-724). This is the original 1846 first edition -- not a cheaply-made modern reprint. Good condition only. SEE PHOTOS. Bound in marbled boards with leather spine and corners. Hinges cracked. Most of the leather covering the spine has perished. Pages are tightly bound and in Near Fine condition with almost no foxing.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good condition. 8vo. xvi, pp. (373) - 724.

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831. Volume 4 only. This is the original 1831 first edition -- not a cheaply-made modern reprint. Very Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. Clean, square, and tight. Pages are in Near Fine condition with only occasional minor foxing. The binding is marbled boards with matching marbled endpapers and page edges. Leather spine and corners. The spine is lettered in gold over two red leather labels. Spine chipped at top. Small piece (1.5 inch) missing from foot of the spine. Hardcover. First Edition. Illustrated. Index. On the front pastedown endpaper are the armorial bookplates of Frances Anne Kenrick and Wm. Fred D'Arley.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition. 8vo. vi, 570pp.