The Ferns of Great Britain and Their Allies: the club-mosses, pepperworts, and horsetails / by Anne Pratt
1887. London : Frederick Warne and Co. [18--?]. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked aniline calf over marble boards. Professionally re-cased with the original spine laid back; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Scans etc. on request.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 174 pages; Physical description; vi, 174 p : ill., pl ; 24 cm. Note on title-page: Published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature and Education, appointed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Text within borders. Plates accompanied by tissue-guards. Subjects; Botany - Great Britain - illustrated works - nineteenth century. Grasses - Great Britain. Plants - Great Britain. Ferns - Great Britain. Mosses - Great Britain. Pteridophyta - Great Britain. 63 species printed in colour. Item #224422
Price: €275.00