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John E Sowerby 1855. Re-backed plus new eps, super octavo, blue embossed leather boards with gilt lettering to spine, gilt fern motif to front board,marbled page edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, 84pp + 49 part-coloured plates, VG (re-backed professionally with remainder of original spine, moderate staining & rubbing to boards, tanning to page edges, new eps, moderate foxing to frontispiece & tissueguard, occasional relevant annotation in pencil)
The Grasses of Great Britain, Illustrated by John Sowerby. Described, with Observations on their Natural History and Uses. Parts XX and XXI by Johnson, Charles; Sowerby, John E [illus.] - 1858
by Johnson, Charles; Sowerby, John E [illus.]
The Grasses of Great Britain, Illustrated by John Sowerby. Described, with Observations on their Natural History and Uses. Parts XX and XXI
by Johnson, Charles; Sowerby, John E [illus.]
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London: Sowerby & Kent. G: in Good condition. Mild Foxing. Covers chipped. Pages uncut. Erratum slip reads 'Plate 94 will be given in the next Part'. 1858. First Edition. Blue card cover. 250mm x 150mm (10" x 6"). 16pp + plates. 9 hand-coloured illustrations. The plates are complete; we have scanned them this way so as not to weaken the binding. .
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Barter Books Ltd
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- Format/Binding Blue card cover
- Book Condition Used - G: in Good condition. Mild Foxing. Covers chipped. Pages uncut. Erratum slip reads 'Plate 94 will be given in the next Part&
- Quantity Available 1
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Sowerby & Kent
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1858
- Keywords Botany, Illustrated Books, Natural History
The Ferns of Great Britain
by JOHNSON, CHARLES & SOWERBY, JOHN E. (Illus)
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DUNEDIN, New Zealand
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The Ferns of Great Britain & The Fern Allies: A Supplement to the Ferns of Great Britain.
by John E. Sowerby (illus.); Charles Johnson
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Simi Valley, California, United States
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London: Henry G. Bohn, 1859. Hardcover. Very Good. . Both titles bound together in one volume. 80 colored plates. Red cloth cover with decoraiton in blind, gilt, and green, cover shows minor wear, tear, rubbing, and fading. Names of former owners in the prelims. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.
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