THE BRITISH CHAROPHYTA [complete in 2 volumes]
by Groves, James; George Russell Bullock-Webster
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for the Ray Society, 1920. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 2 vols; pp. vol. I: xiv, 141, 5, [publisher's adverts]; vol. II: xi, 129; 16 [list of members etc.] coloured frontispiece plates to both volumes, plus a further 45 b/w engraved plates, each with a dedicated descriptive leaf of letterpress. Original plum coloured, blind decorated cloth, gilt lettering; very good, spines faded to brown and a little wear to head/tail of the spine, cloth slightly marked. Contents clean and tight, previous owner's label to the front end papers, otherwise more or less unmarked. A very good set..
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027577
- Title
- THE BRITISH CHAROPHYTA [complete in 2 volumes]
- Author
- Groves, James; George Russell Bullock-Webster
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for the Ray Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1920
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Plant Monographs; Floras - British;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Loe Books
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About the Seller
Loe Books
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Launceston, Cornwall
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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