New York: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor and Company, 1886. Second edition. Edge wear to cloth at the head and foot of the spine, two outer corners worn with small bumps, the text is tight and clean, a solid reading copy in good condition.. Pp. (6), 480; vi, 494. Publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and with gilt panel lines, lg 8vo. This is the complete second edition of this classic descriptive flora covering the Gametopetalae. It includes volume I, part 2 (1884) and volume II, part 1 (1878) of the original edition. Ex-library from the Seattle Public Schools with bookplate on the front endpaper, faint name stamp on the page edges and labels removed from the rear endpapers.

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Seller: Natural History Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 3399
Title: Synoptical Flora of North America: The Gametopetalae
Author: Gray, Asa
Book Condition: Used - Edge wear to cloth at the head and foot of the spine, two outer corners worn with small bumps, the text is tight and clean, a so
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor and Company, 1886. Second edition
Keywords: Bontany flora plants
Bookseller catalogs: Botany and Floras;

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Natural History Books is an independent, rare book retailer operating out of Iowa City, IA. The business is owned and operated by Noriko and Russell Ciochon. We only sell books through our NHB website and other book service websites. We do not offer books for sale within the state of Iowa.We specialize in rare and hard to find books in all areas of natural history especially ornithology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, paleontology, botany, evolutionary biology and travel and exploration. Our rare and hard-to-find book section has many fine hand-colored plate books. Our latest acquisition is the ichthyology and aquarium fish collection of Ross Socolof Books of Florida. We are always buying natural history books – if you have a collection to offer, please contact us at noriko@naturalhistorybooks.com or by calling (319) 354-9088.

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Bumps: Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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....
Reading Copy: Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...