The Flora of Westmorland
by Wilson, Albert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
First edition. Privately printed by T. Buncle & Co. Ltd. Arbroath. To be obtained from the Author, Albert Wilson, Tir-y-Coed, Ro Wen, Conway. 1938. Octavo. (3), 413pp. Frontispiece, 36 further photo-plates. Colour map of Westmorland to rear pocket (with tapered margin as published). Original green cloth, gilt to spine and upper board. Some occasional light foxing to endpapers and verso of map. A nice copy.
ALBERT WILSON (1862-1949)
This copy was from the private collection of of Quentin Oliver Newton Kay (1939-2017)
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- Bookseller
- Paul Haynes Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Biblio796
- Title
- The Flora of Westmorland
- Author
- Wilson, Albert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Privately printed for the Author Albert Wilson, Tir-y-Coed, Ro Wen
- Place of Publication
- Conway
- Date Published
- 1938
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Flora, Botany, Plant Hunting, Westmorland
- Bookseller catalogs
- Botany;
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...