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The Botanical Atlas: a Guide to the Practical Study of Plants Containing Representatives of the Leading Forms of Plant Life
by McAlpine, Daniel
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston, 1883. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio. First Edition. Two volumes, bound in original pictorial green cloth. Title stamped in black, with large gilt daisy device on front boards. All edges red. With decorative floral endpapers in green. Unpaginated. Frontispiece, in both volumes, [52] leaves of brightly coloured plates of flowers, and their fruit and seeds, accompanied with facing leaves of descriptions and classifications of each flower. Vol. I: Phanerogams, Vol. II: Cryptogams. Volume two contains [2] p.p. index of illustrations for comparative study. Wear to edges and spine ends. Slight bruising to corners. Some scuffing to boards. Circular smudge on volume one, with some lighter smudges and stains to both volumes. Some curling to plates. Light foxing throughout. Sporadic smudges to leaves. Ownership signature on f.f.e.p. Otherwise a very good, clean copy.
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- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002449
- Title
- The Botanical Atlas: a Guide to the Practical Study of Plants Containing Representatives of the Leading Forms of Plant Life
- Author
- McAlpine, Daniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- W. & A.K. Johnston
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1883
- Keywords
- Botanics, Plants, Plant Life, Botany, Nature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science; Nature and Biodiversity;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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All prices listed in Canadian dollars. We guarantee that all items are properly packaged and handled with care. Please allow one to two business days for your order to be shipped. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. All sales will be shipped with a tracking number for your convenience.
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Minotavros Books
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Whitby, Ontario
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