THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF LICHENS by KERSHAW K A; ALVIN, K L - 1966

Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., 1963. Hardcover. Good. 1963. No Edition Remarks. 126 pages. No dust jacket. Cream cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Frederick Warne, London, 1966. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: photographic & Drawing. Preface and introduction by authors, glossary, bibliography and index. The text is illustrated with 64 plates – both in colour and black-and-white. Peach coloured textured boards with light blue coloured embossed titles to the front panel and back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with black, green and dark red coloured titles to the front panel and red coloured titles to the back strip. A small book, and description, on Lichens. Observer's book number 33. Some rubbing of the book edges with minute bumping to the top book corners. Age toning of the text block edges and pages; with original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. Rubbing of the book edges and panels with light sunning to the back strip and handling marks to the rear panel. Size: 16mo - up to 6 ¾" tall - Sextodecimo. 126, [2]… Read More

London England / New York: Frederick Warne, 1963. Hardback. First Edition. SCARCE TITLE. Previous owners name and date to inside cover. Marks to end inside covers from old sellotape. Slight wear to edges of D/J. The study of lichens is a fascinating subject and in this book the authors have sought to provide an introductory volume for the layman, teacher and student, as well as a handy reference book to the subject. The book fully covers the structure and reproduction of lichens together with the methods of collecting and eamining. Also included are explanations of technical terms to help the reader. These terms have been gathered into a glossary for easier reference and there is a key to the identification of the genera. Although priority has been given to the commoner and more conspicuous species, a few rare ones have been added for their outstanding appearance or other particular interest. The book contains 32 full colour and 32 black and white illustrations and is fully indexed. Illustrated. 126… Read More