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A Book of Mosses (Ceres Esplan's copy) by Richards, Paul - 1950

by Richards, Paul

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A Book of Mosses (Ceres Esplan's copy) by Richards, Paul - 1950

A Book of Mosses (Ceres Esplan's copy)

by Richards, Paul

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1950. First edition. Small slim 12mo, pp 40, with 16 colour plates from Hedwig's "Descriptio...muscorum" of 1787-97, a very good clean copy internally, with pictorial boards designed by Paxton Chadwick, the spine fraying a little along the upper joint; in a dustwrapper which is lacking most of its spine and is a little faded. [From the collection of the Sussex nature writer "Ceres" [= Alison Ross = Alison Esplan] with her signature on the cover.]. [Postage will be reduced]. First Edition. Pictorial boards. Very Good/Poor. Illus. by Johannes Hedwig.
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores GB (GB)
  • Illustrator Johannes Hedwig
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Jacket Condition Poor
  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Penguin Books
  • Place of Publication Harmondsworth
  • Date Published 1950
  • Keywords musci. Paxton Chadwick.johannes.hedwig.

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A BOOK OF MOSSES

A BOOK OF MOSSES

by Paul Richards

  • Used
  • Hardcover
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Used - Very Good+ in Good dust jacket
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Hardcover
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London: Penguin Books. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1950. Hardcover. ; Patterned cover is rubbed at corners and spine caps but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Small erasure in upper corner of front end sheet. Pages are clean and pristine. Dust jacket has light tattering but clean and bright. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ) .
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