The Flora of Cornwall and supplement, Flora of Cornwall Being an Account of the Flowering Plants and Ferns found in the county of Cornwall Including the Scilly Isles; The Flora of Kintyre
by F. Hamilton Davey; Edgar Thurston; Chambre C. Vigurs; M. H. Cunningham; A. G. Kenneth
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About This Item
London: EP Publishing Limited, 1978-9. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 10.5" by 8". Various. A near fine 2 volume collection of "The Flora of Cornwall and Supplement" and "The Flora of Kintyre". A near fine 2 volume collection comprising "The Flora of Cornwall and Supplement" and "The Flora of Kintyre". Originally published in 1909, this is a second impression of "The Flora of Cornwall and Supplement". The work provides a detailed description of the flowering plants and ferns found in Cornwall. Containing "A Supplement to F. Hamilton Davey"s Flora of Cornwall" by Edgar Thurston and Chambre C. Vigurs, bound to the rear of the text. Pages are transposed from the original publishing using a layout of four pages and two columns per page. "The Flora of Cornwall" includes seven portraits and a map as frontispiece. "A Supplement to F. Hamilton Davey"s Flora of Cornwall" contains a further two portraits of the authors. "The Flora of Kintyre" is a first edition, providing comprehensive account of all vascular plants and charophytes growing in the vice-county. Containing a map of Kintyre as frontispiece. In the original publisher"s cloth binding, in original dust wrapper. Kintyre dust wrapper is price clipped, Cornwall dust wrapper is unclipped. Externally, fine, with just some very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Some very small marks to the front board of Kintyre. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 813C22
- Title
- The Flora of Cornwall and supplement, Flora of Cornwall Being an Account of the Flowering Plants and Ferns found in the county of Cornwall Including the Scilly Isles; The Flora of Kintyre
- Author
- F. Hamilton Davey; Edgar Thurston; Chambre C. Vigurs; M. H. Cunningham; A. G. Kenneth
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- EP Publishing Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978-9
- Size
- 10.5" by 8"
- Keywords
- Flora Cornwall Kintyre Illustrated Cornwall
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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