Curtis's Botanical Magazine Index, with a revision of the names of plants depicted from the beginning in 1787 to the end of 1947 - Volume 1 to Volume 164; to which is appended a brief history of the magazine
by Chittenden, F.J. (editor)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Royal Horticultural Society, 1956. Large octavo, pp vi, 282, endpapers and title page foxed, otherwise good internally, in blue cloth, a little faded, the lower corners slightly bruised. SCARCE. . First Edition. Cloth. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020685
- Title
- Curtis's Botanical Magazine Index, with a revision of the names of plants depicted from the beginning in 1787 to the end of 1947 - Volume 1 to Volume 164; to which is appended a brief history of the magazine
- Author
- Chittenden, F.J. (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Royal Horticultural Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Bookseller catalogs
- Botany; Botanical Illustration; Reference; History of Science;
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Mike Park Ltd
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About Mike Park Ltd
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- Octavo
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- Foxed
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- Title Page
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