London: The MInerva Press, 1978 New edition by Minerva Press, a facsimile edition in 250 copies, of the title first published in 1908 by John Lane. Hardcover book . Green cloth with gilt title to spine, and dustjacket lettered in dark brown on brown paper, with printed images of holly leaves. Green tinted top page edges. 284pp. With 44 plates containing 175 b&w photos and line drawings of trees and leaves, as in the original. William Dallimore worked at Kew around the turn of the last century. A Fine clean copy, with price-clipped jacket. Pictures available.

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Bookseller: David Ford Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 32148
Title: Holly, Yew & (and) Box. With Notes on Other Evergreens.
Author: Dallimore, W.:
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London: The MInerva Press, 1978
Bookseller catalogs: Natural History;

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