A Botanical Description of British Plants in the Midland Counties, particularly of those in the neighbourhood of Alcester; with occasional notes and observations; to which is prefixed a short introduction to the study of botany [Complete with appendix]
by Purton, Thomas
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Stratfod-upon-Avon: J. Ward, 1817. [1817 - 1821]. Three volumes bound in four, small octavo, illustrated with 38 hand-coloured plates by James Sowerby, pp x, 795,(i); xiv, 575,(i), slightly weak internally, otherwise clean wide-margined and untrimmed, original boards with paper labels, very worn, spines cracked, marked, frayed and pieces lacking, one board detached, RARE, particularly with the appendix, which contains much mycological records. [Thomas Purton was a surgeon who practised in London and in Alcester. He is particularly remembered for his mycological collections. This work was praised by Sir James Smith for its accuracy, but a little damned by Sir Charles Hastings for "its interminable additions, corrections and appendices". It is, nevertheless, a work of great detail and charm.]. First Edition. Boards. Good. Illus. by James Sowerby.
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- Mike Park Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- A Botanical Description of British Plants in the Midland Counties, particularly of those in the neighbourhood of Alcester; with occasional notes and observations; to which is prefixed a short introduction to the study of botany [Complete with appendix]
- Author
- Purton, Thomas
- Illustrator
- James Sowerby
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. Ward
- Place of Publication
- Stratfod-upon-Avon
- Date Published
- 1817
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- Floras; Mycology; Victorian; Early works;
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