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FLORA BRITANNICA The Concise Edition
by MABEY , RICHARD , Award Winning Author
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0701167319
- ISBN 13
- 9780701167318
- Seller
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Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Chatto Windus, 1998 Black Boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 240 x 170 mm approx. 272 pp Profusely illustrated with colour photographs and with a book block made of glossy china paper. First Edition1998 1st impression. (As a concise edition in succession to Flora Britannica). Author R Mabey one of Britain's foremost contemporary writers on the subject of nature , 11 Sections with Intro / Calendar of Plant Folklore , local names / plants as emblems / games rituals / as resources / as landmarks / trees / immigrant plants / urban commons / churchyards / midwinter / beauties etc. Near Fine/ Near Fine ( book- negligible shelf rubbing, no previous owner name or insc.Dust Jacket- tiny laminate rubbing to rear corners, else fine, non price clipped. Supplied in a removable proprietary protective sleeve). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.
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- Bookseller
- booksonlinebrighton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 127389
- Title
- FLORA BRITANNICA The Concise Edition
- Author
- MABEY , RICHARD , Award Winning Author
- Illustrator
- BOB GIBBONS & GARETH LOVETT JONES (PHOTOGRAPHS)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0701167319
- ISBN 13
- 9780701167318
- Publisher
- Chatto Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 240 x 170mm Approx
- Keywords
- Horticulture Gardens Gardening Flowers Flora Britannica the Concise Edition By Richard Mabey , Award Winning Author,Trees Plants Shrubs Planting Calendar Plant Folklore Homeopathy
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- Rubbing
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