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Flora of Surrey; or, a Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Ferns Found in the County, with the Localities of the Rarer Species
by James Alexander Brewer
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : John Van Voorst, 1863 . Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 4.5". None. An interesting natural history book on the Flora of Surrey. From the Manuscripts of the Late J. D. Salmon, F.L.S., and from Other Sources. Compiled for the Holmesdale Natural History Club, Reigate, by James Alexander Brewer. Complete, with both folding maps. In a green cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine. Externally, generally smart, lightly rubbed in places. There is some minor bumping to the top and tail of the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound. Front hinge is slightly tender. Pages are generally bright and clean with some minor age-toning. There is a bookplate to the recto of front free end papers. Closed tears to the joints of the maps, larger to the geological map of Surrey, but they otherwise remain clean. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN19-D-4
- Title
- Flora of Surrey; or, a Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Ferns Found in the County, with the Localities of the Rarer Species
- Author
- James Alexander Brewer
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Van Voorst
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1863
- Size
- 7.5" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- Flora Surrey James Alxander Brewer Natural History Surrey
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
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