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A NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH GRASSES
Written by E.J. Lowe.
Stock no. 1823253
Published by Groombridge & Sons.
1st
1868.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine, blind design to spine & boards. 74 colour plates. Cloth boards lightly bubbled, a few stains, lightly browned, rubbed at edges. Board corners bumped and worn. Text block browned. Front endpapers grubby and creased. Name in ink to front fly. Rear endpapers also grubby & creased, small chip to vertical edge, rear joint cracked. Hinges are pulled but binding is tight. All 74 plates present. Light foxing and browning to contents.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- GRASSES
- ANTIQUARIAN
STORIES FROM HISTORY
Written by Emily Taylor.
Stock no. 1406469
Published by Groombridge & Sons.
circa
1887.
Almost very good condition.
Red cloth with gilt titles and black decoration to spine. Gilt title block with green titles and black decoration to front.B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers grubby and a little marked. Prize presentation plate to front pastedown. Foxing mainly to page edges. Some grubby margin marks. Top corner of one page is creased.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
FLORIGRAPHIA BRITANNICA VOLUME II
Written by Richard Deakin.
Stock no. 1809153
Published by Groombridge & Sons.
1st
1857.
Very good condition.
Volume II only. Classes VI to XV. Engravings and Descriptions of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Britain. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. Top edge gilt. Edges rubbed. Boards a little dusty. One or two margin marks but contents generally clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- FLORA
- UK (GENERAL)
- FERNS
FLORIGRAPHIA BRITANNICA VOLUME III
Written by Richard Deakin.
Stock no. 1809130
Published by Groombridge & Sons.
1957.
Almost very good condition.
Volume III only. Classes XVI to XXIII. Engravings and Descriptions of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Britain. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. Top edge gilt. Corners bumped and rubbed. Front joint just starting to split from bottom edge. Some hinges pulled. Pages 1235-1240 detached. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- FLORA
- UK (GENERAL)
- FERNS
BRITISH GAME BIRDS AND WILDFOWL
Written by Beverley R. Morris.
Stock no. 2109803
Published by Groombridge & Sons.
1st
1855.
Very good condition.
Large format. Red leather spine and corners. Raised bands and gilt title to spine. Green decorated cloth with gilt vignettes. 60 hand-coloured engraved plates. Wear to cover edges; some darkening marks to edges of leather. Front joint is cracked, with some chipping. Some foxing and grubby marks to pages internally, but illustrations are exquisite!
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- GAME BIRDS
- WILDFOWL
- HAND COLOURED
- LEATHER BINDING
- ANTIQUARIAN
COUNTRY WALKS OF A NATURALIST WITH HIS CHILDREN
Written by Rev. W. Houghton.
Stock no. 576307
Published by Groombridge & Sons.
1870.
Very good condition.
Full blue leather binding. Gilt titles, decorations and raised bands to spine. Marbled edges and endpapers. 8 colour plates and numerous b/w wood engravings. 2nd edition. Inscription in ink to half-title. Prelims and last few pages foxed. Corners worn.