A Botanical Arrangement of British Plants - including The Uses of Each Species in Medicine, Diet, rural economy and the Arts. With an easy Introduction to the Study of Botany ... Including a new set of references to figures by Jonathan Stokes - Volume Two
by Withering, William
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- , head and tail of spine and corners scuffed, gutters cracked, leather rubbed and marked, title page browned at margins, some sc
- Seller
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Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Printed by M. Swinney for G.G.J. & J. Robinson, J. Robson, J. Balfour & C. Elliot, Birmingham, 1787 Second Edition. Hardback. , head and tail of spine and corners scuffed, gutters cracked, leather rubbed and marked, title page browned at margins, some scattered faint foxing, a solid useable copy in good condition. Octavo (over 7-10 inches tall). , 666 pages numbered 485 to 1151, the pagination to the first gathering was originally printed incorrectly and these page numbers have been struck out and corrected , full brown calf, five raised bands with gilt detail and title to spine
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- Bookseller
- Keogh's Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24939
- Title
- A Botanical Arrangement of British Plants - including The Uses of Each Species in Medicine, Diet, rural economy and the Arts. With an easy Introduction to the Study of Botany ... Including a new set of references to figures by Jonathan Stokes - Volume Two
- Author
- Withering, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - , head and tail of spine and corners scuffed, gutters cracked, leather rubbed and marked, title page browned at margins, some sc
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed by M. Swinney for G.G.J. & J. Robinson, J. Robson, J. Balfour & C. Elliot
- Place of Publication
- , Birmingham
- Date Published
- , 1787
- Keywords
- Withering, William, A botanical Arrangement of British Plants - including The Uses of Each Species in Medicine, Diet, rural economy and the Arts. With an easy Introduction to the Study of Botany ... Including a new set of references to figures by Jonathan
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Keogh's Books
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