The Shorter British Flora by Prime, C. T. and R. J. Deacock [Illustrated by A. Swaffer and A. I. Charlton] - 1948

Published by Methuen and Co. Ltd., 36 Essex Street, Strand, London First Edition 1948. London 1948., 1948. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson cloth covers, cream title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 376 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Sun bleaching to the upper spine end where a piece of the wrapper is missing, ghosting to the end papers. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with 7 mm piece of paper missing to the top of the spine, chips to the corners and upper edges, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.