HANDBOOK OF THE BRITISH FLORA : a Description of the Flowering Plants and Ferns Indigenous to or Naturalised in the British Isles. For the Use of Beginners and Amateurs
by Bentham, George & Hooker, Sir J. D
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
London: L. Reeve & Co, 1900. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Seventh Edition, Revised by Sir J. D. Hooker. Dark Green cloth cover with blind stamped central design on front and Gilt lettering to spine. 584 Pages + Publisher's adverts. 7 1/1" Tall, 650g. Gift inscription on back of ffep, dated 1901. A few small neat pencil notes in an occasional margin. Some browning to title page and a little elsewhere. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- Cornish Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013293
- Title
- HANDBOOK OF THE BRITISH FLORA : a Description of the Flowering Plants and Ferns Indigenous to or Naturalised in the British Isles. For the Use of Beginners and Amateurs
- Author
- Bentham, George & Hooker, Sir J. D
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- L. Reeve & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- NATURE/PLANTS/BRITISH FLORA/SCIENCE/BOTANY
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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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...
- FFEP
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 12mo
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- Spine
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