The Cambridge British Flora. Vols II & III
by Moss, C.E
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Cambridge at the University Press 1914 - 1920. Well illustrated with plates from line drawings by E.W. Hunnybun, quarto, pp xx, 206; xvi, 200, top edge gilt, front hinge slightly weak in Volume III, , otherwise very clean and sound internally, publisher's quarter morocco and cloth, very slightly worn, spine slightly rubbed, a little frayed at the base, spines slightly faded to a different hue, but overall a very good set. [All published, and scarce in this binding] VERY HEAVY - WEIGHING 10 KILOS BEFORE PACKING - EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED. First Edition. Quarter calf and cloth. Very Good. Illus. by E.W. Hunnybun.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013136
- Title
- The Cambridge British Flora. Vols II & III
- Author
- Moss, C.E
- Illustrator
- E.W. Hunnybun
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cambridge at the University Press
- Keywords
- salix.willows.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Floras; Botanical Illustration;
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Mike Park Ltd
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London, Greater London
About Mike Park Ltd
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