European Ferns
by Britten, James, F.L.S., Department of Botany, British Museum
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/None
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London, Paris & New York: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. No date, c. 1880s. Original blue pebble cloth on boards, quarter leather spine and corners. Moderate soiling and marks. Spine: five raised ribs; gilt title over maroon label, moderate scuffing. Light wear to boards four corners and small nic spot to boards fore-edge. Edges: aged brown. Eps: tiny booksellers sticker to fep foot; ovasl stamp to refp. Front hinge with a little surface splitting. Eps white pages with light foxings. Few only old foxings to a few pages, albeit mnostly to the margins. Colour & b/w illustrations. Binding is VG. 275 x 230 mm1 kg. Frontis: coloured illustration of Lomaria Spicant.. Hb. VG/None. Illus. by Blair, D., F.L.S., Coloured Illustrations from Nature.
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- Bookseller
- BOOKMARK Ltd
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 041823
- Title
- European Ferns
- Author
- Britten, James, F.L.S., Department of Botany, British Museum
- Illustrator
- Blair, D., F.L.S., Coloured Illustrations from Nature
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Publisher
- Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London, Paris & New York
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gardening;
Terms of Sale
BOOKMARK Ltd
Will reimburse cost of book, if not as described.
About the Seller
BOOKMARK Ltd
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Auckland
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