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Handbook of the British Flora.....

Handbook of the British Flora.....

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Handbook of the British Flora.....

by BENTHAM George 1800-1884

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London: L Reeve & Co, 1878. 4th Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. VG, 4th ed, 1878. Description of the Flowering Plants and Ferns Indigenous to or Naturalized in the British Isles for the Use of Beginners and Amateurs. half title, [5], (viii-lxxx), [1], 2-607 pp. Blue cloth, corners slightly bumped. Spine, title and tooling in gilt, edges rubbed. Internally, later endpapers, ink name to fep, half title present, text block edges speckled red, slightly cocked, occasional pencil note, light browning. First published in 1858. (177*122 mm). Bentham, botanist, whose introduction to the Handbook was very important, being used again, only slightly modified, to set out a recommended botanical procedure in the Colonial Floras-the series describing the plants of the British empire written at Kew in the nineteenth century. See ODNB for a full Bio.

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Title
Handbook of the British Flora.....
Author
BENTHAM George 1800-1884
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Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
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Edition
4th Edition
Publisher
L Reeve & Co
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1878
Size
12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Weight
1.32 lbs
Keywords
Flora Fauna Bentham
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Gardening plants cultivation Floral Agriculture;

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