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The Flora of Bristol: Being an Account of all the Flowering Plants, Ferns, and Their Allies That Have at Any Time Been Found in the District of The Bristol Coal-fields. Illustrated with Three Plates and a Map
by White, James Walter
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Bristol: John Wright and Sons Ltd., 1912. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first impression of 1912. Rebound in green cloth with gilt titling to spine, and new endpapers, all in near fine condition: clean and bright with slight bruising to spine head and a couple of minor marks. Three b/w plates and fold-out colour map as called for; viii, 722 pp. Age-toning and spotting to page edges. Contents clean except for minor spotting to preliminaries. Map is clean with a few marginal spots and a small tear to inner margin. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Heavy/oversize book. U.K. postage at default charge but overseas buyers may be asked for a little extra. Orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.
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- Bookseller
- Bath and West Books (PBFA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005677
- Title
- The Flora of Bristol: Being an Account of all the Flowering Plants, Ferns, and Their Allies That Have at Any Time Been Found in the District of The Bristol Coal-fields. Illustrated with Three Plates and a Map
- Author
- White, James Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Impression First Printing
- Publisher
- John Wright and Sons Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Bristol
- Date Published
- 1912
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Natural History; Botany; Local History & Topography; Coal Mining
Terms of Sale
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Book orders are professionally packed and shipped within 48 hours.
Returns accepted within 14 days of delivery but please contact us in first instance.
About the Seller
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Biblio member since 2009
Bath, Somerset
About Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Bath and West Books is an online/mail order business owned by Jo West and based just outside the city of Bath. I have been dealing in antiquarian and secondhand books since 2003 and I buy and sell books on a wide variety of subjects with particular interests in Literature and Poetry, The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Modern Firsts, History, Politics, Children's and Illustrated Books, Travel, Art, Fine Bindings, Literary Sets, the Folio Society and anything unusual and interesting. Please visit www.BathandWestBooks.co.uk for further information. You can also follow us at Twitter.com/BathWestBooks.
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- Rebound
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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