Calendarium Botanicum, or a Botanical Calendar: Exhibiting, at one view, the Generic and Specific Name, the Class, Order, and Habitat of all the British Plants, from the Class Monandria Monogynia, to Polygamia Dioecia, inclusive.
by Phelps Rev William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: printed by Harding & Wright for Lackington, Allen, and Co, 1810. Book measures 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. Collation, vi,[ 4 engraved uncoloured plates, with accompanying text ], [6], 106pp, 2pp booklist, engraved frontis, [ 5 engraved plates in all ]. Bound in period half calf, calf corners, marble boards. Calf rubbed, scuffed, top board cracked, but holding, hinge joints cracked, but boards attached. Internally, some browning/offsetting to plates, 3 page with crease line. Pages in good clean condition. A good copy, in a worn period binding.. First Edition. Period Half Calf. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 096091
- Title
- Calendarium Botanicum, or a Botanical Calendar: Exhibiting, at one view, the Generic and Specific Name, the Class, Order, and Habitat of all the British Plants, from the Class Monandria Monogynia, to Polygamia Dioecia, inclusive.
- Author
- Phelps Rev William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- printed by Harding & Wright for Lackington, Allen, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1810
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Plants Botanical
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bindings; Antiquarian; Natural History;
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...