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Flora of Cumberland containing a full list of the flowering plants and ferns to be found in the County, according to the latest and most reliable authorities. With an introductory chapter on the soils of Cumberland by J. G. Goodchild
by Hodgson, William
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- Hardcover
- first
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Hay on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
First edition. W. Meals and Company. Carlisle. 1898. Octavo. xxxvi, 398pp. Folding map, a little creased and sunned to the fore-edge, geological map. Original cloth, gilt to spine. Top edge gilt. Occasional spotting, light toning to endpapers. A couple of light marks to boards, lightly bumped to corners. Occasional marginal plant-hunting and botanical notes in an unknown hand, with dates (1920's) and locations.
This copy was from the private collection of of Quentin Oliver Newton Kay (1939-2017)
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- Bookseller
- Paul Haynes Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Biblio790
- Title
- Flora of Cumberland containing a full list of the flowering plants and ferns to be found in the County, according to the latest and most reliable authorities. With an introductory chapter on the soils of Cumberland by J. G. Goodchild
- Author
- Hodgson, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. Meals and Company
- Place of Publication
- Carlisle
- Date Published
- 1898
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Cumberland, Lake District, Botany, Flora, Plant Hunting
- Bookseller catalogs
- Botany;
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About the Seller
Paul Haynes Rare Books
Biblio member since 2016
Hay on Wye, Herefordshire
About Paul Haynes Rare Books
Paul Haynes has been an antiquarian bookseller since 1978. Based in Hay on Wye, he travels worldwide to buy and sell rare and old books. A member of the ABA, ILAB and PBFA. Paul Haynes Rare Books offers both antiquarian and scarce books in all subjects, with something of a bias towards the owner's passion for Travel and Exploration.
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