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English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, With Their Essential Characters, Synonyms, and Places of Growth.
by Smith, James Edward and James Sowerby
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
London: R. Taylor and Co., 1808.. Vol. XXVII. Includes Plate nos. 1873-1944. Octavo. 5.5 x 8.875 inches. Ex-lib. buckram. 72 full page hand colored botanical plates by James Sowerby. Library rubber stamp on verso of plates does not show through. Plates are clean and colors fresh. Includes families of: Conferva, Elm, Fucus, Hair-moss, Lichen, Willow. (Pic. Plate No. 1898, "SALIX Viminalis, Common Osier.")
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- Seller
- Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 99-0122
- Title
- English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, With Their Essential Characters, Synonyms, and Places of Growth.
- Author
- Smith, James Edward and James Sowerby
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: R. Taylor and Co., 1808.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Original Graphics;
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Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
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About the Seller
Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
Biblio member since 2006
San Francisco, California
About Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.