Transactions of the Botanical Society (and) Annual Reports and Proceedings of the Botanical Society (Edinburgh) Multiple Reports Bound in one Volume

Edinburgh: Maclachlan, Stewart, and Co.. Half-Leather. Vg/No Jacket. 8vo. Please note that this volume is an ex-library copy with numbers on the spine, library identification stamps on the first contents page, and no other library marks in the text. All the plates are present (8) and are gathered at the end with the exception of plate VIII, which is bound in at page 136. Expect some moderate age toning to preliminary pages, spotty foxing to the end plates, two pages with short repaired tears, and a little shelf wear/ scuffing to half leather, marbled paper binding. In excellent condition overall. (see photos) Contents include: Transactions of the Botanical Society. Volume I. 1844. xxxii, 207 pgs. beginning with "Report on the Progress and State of Botany in Britain, from March 1839 to February 1840, both inclusive, read at the Fourth Anniversary Meeting, 1840, by Society President, Robert Kaye Greville; followed by 25 other reports by various members or guests. [bound with] A Catalogue of British Plants. Part First. Containing the Flowering Plants and Ferns, by J.H. Balfour et al, 2nd Edition, 1841. ii, 16 pgs. [bound with] Laws, Bye-Laws, and Regulations of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh, 2nd Edition, 1841. 18 pgs. [bound with] First Annual Report, Laws and Proceedings, of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh. Session 1836-7. 2nd Edition. 1841. 61 pgs (1) [bound with] Second Annual Report, and Proceedings. Session 1837-8. 1st Edition, 1838. Printed for the Society by Balfour and Jack, Edinburgh. 89 pgs. [bound with] Third Annual Report, and Proceedings. Session 1838-9. Printed for the Society by Neill & Co.Edinburgh. 1840. 1st Edition. 140 pgs. [bound with] Fourth and Fifth Annual Reports, and Proceedings. Sessions 1839-40 and 1840-41. 1st Edition, 1841. 86 pgs. [bound with] Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Annual Report and Proceedings. Sessions 1841-42, 1842-43, 1843-44. 1st Edition, 1844. 48 pgs. [bound with] Ninth Annual Report and Proceedings. Session 1844-45. 1st Edition, 1845. 23 pgs.Lacking the title page. [bound with] Laws of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh, Ammended January 1847. 8 pgs. A rare offering of the first several annual reports of this fledgling society. Inquiries welcome.