The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom; with which is incorporated a Glossary of Botanical Terms. [with plate "Vegetation of New South Wales near Port Jackson", after William Westall, showing banksia and xanthorroea]
by Lindley, John & Thomas Moore (Editors)
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London: Longman's Green & Co. 1866. 1st ed., 2 vols., crown 8vo., Vol I: p. xx 592, b&w steel engraved frontis and plates, text illus., marbled edges and eps., some foxing spots, bookplate (Arthur Cottam) sl. covered by hinge tape, full leather bds. Vol II: pp (593)- 1254, b&w steel engraved frontis and plates, text illus., some foxing to prelims and latter leaves, bookplate, bookseller's ticket (R.J. Bush, Charing Cross), tape to front inner hinge, full leather bds. Restoration to both volumes, remains of original gilt dec backstrips laid to new leather, contents clean, very good condition. With plate "Vegetation of New South Wales near Port Jackson" (after William Westall) showing banksia and xanthorroea. From the library of Arthur Cottam, an experienced amateur astronomer and a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He became interested in entomology and botany and was a founder of the Watford Natural History Society. In 1891 Cotton published his most important work, Charts of the Constellations. 1st edition. Leather.
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- Muir Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 68355
- Title
- The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom; with which is incorporated a Glossary of Botanical Terms. [with plate "Vegetation of New South Wales near Port Jackson", after William Westall, showing banksia and xanthorroea]
- Author
- Lindley, John & Thomas Moore (Editors)
- Illustrator
- H. Adlard (Illus.) & after William Westall
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman's Green & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1866
- Keywords
- Botany, Flora, Horticulture, Natural History
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MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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