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The Ferns of the Axe and its Tributaries, also of Lyme, Charmouth, Uplyme and Monkton Wyld with an Account Of The Flower LOBELIA URENS found wild near Axminster and nowhere else in Great Britain
by Edwards, the Rev Z.I
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London and Chard: Hamilton, Adams & Co. and Thomas Young, 1862. Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Dark green cloth with title in gilt within gilt vignette on front cover. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear to covers. Previous owners bookplates to front pastedown, with the first owners name written at top of front endpaper with the date Aug 16/63. Frontispiece tissue-guard becoming loose. Some light creasing to top corners of a few pages. Some faint browning and occasional light foxing to text throughout. Also some handwritten plant notes to last blank page to rear, facing last page of index. 126pp. 4 b/w engraved plates..
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- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008177
- Title
- The Ferns of the Axe and its Tributaries, also of Lyme, Charmouth, Uplyme and Monkton Wyld with an Account Of The Flower LOBELIA URENS found wild near Axminster and nowhere else in Great Britain
- Author
- Edwards, the Rev Z.I
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hamilton, Adams & Co. and Thomas Young
- Place of Publication
- London and Chard
- Date Published
- 1862
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ferns, lobelia urens, pteridology, devon
- Bookseller catalogs
- Horticulture/Gardening;
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Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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Sturminster Newton
About Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books specialises in Modern British Art and 20th century design books, and is based in Dorset. We are always interested in buying books, particularly those related to art, design, photography and architecture. Please contact us on 01258 471 249 or info@karenjakobsen.co.ukKaren Jakobsen is a Member of the PBFA
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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