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AN INTRODUCTION TO PHYSIOLOGICAL AND SYSTEMATICAL BOTANY.
by SMITH. JAMES EDWARD. President of the Linnaean Society
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- Hardcover
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, And White, Cochrane and Co. London. 1814. THIRD EDITION. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.3 inches). Illustrated with 15 beautifully hand coloured plates, plus one real flower mounted onto the blank leaf opposite the title page. xxiii, 407pp, Publisher advert leaf. 15 full page plates, not paginated. The plates were not isued coloured in most copies. A few pages showing some foxing but overall a very good copy in early half tan calf boards with a new calf spine to match. The spine is ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Previous owners ink initial stamp on front paste down. A handsome copy.
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- Paul Foster Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10926
- Title
- AN INTRODUCTION TO PHYSIOLOGICAL AND SYSTEMATICAL BOTANY.
- Author
- SMITH. JAMES EDWARD. President of the Linnaean Society
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, And White, Cochrane and Co. London. 1814
- Date Published
- 1814
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings;
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