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London, Lovell Reeve & Co., 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. Modern Binding, Light Foxing At Half Title And Title Pages, Water Spot At Fore Edge Not Affecting Page Surface, Worm Holes At Edge a Few Pages Of Index and Reeve Offerings Not Affecting Text Or Being Especially Obtrusive. Sm Quarto, Blue Cloth With Black Cloth Spine With Silver Lettering, Beautiful New Case binding With New End Papers. Interesting Association Copy Includes A Signed Hand Written Personal Notecard With Printed Header From Lady Dorothy De Verteuil, Ridgeway, Plymouth, Tobago, W. I., 4-1-60 To her mutual Birthday Friend Mrs. ( Charles) Webster. Mr. Charles Webster Was A Past President Of The New York Horticultural Society From Long Island. Lady Dorthy Was Born Lady Dorothy Milner Gathorne- Hardy in 1889 And Married St. Yves De Verteuil In 1942. Also Are Included Three Signed Reply Letters Providing Specimen Identification Of Plants (2) Sent To The Imperial College Of Tropical Agriculture, Trinidad And (1) Sent to The… Read More

London: Lovell, Reeve (1864). First edition in original half calf with marbled boards. In very good condition with solid binding.From the library of William Stearn. Includes his pencil annotations on end papers suggesting that the annotations to text are in the hand writing of John Hinkley Hart (1847-1911). Also notes that a copy of this book sold in London in 1943 for £6 10s! A fascinating copy with many associations.