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English Botony; Or, Colored Figures Of British Plants, With Their Essential Characters, Synonyms, And Places Of Growth. Second Edition, Arranged According To The Linnaean Method, With The Descriptions Shortened, And Occasional Remarks Added. (Seven Volumes, I, Ii, Ii, Iv, V, Vi, Vii, 1832-1840, In Original Bindings)
by Smith, James Edward; Colored Plates By James Sowerby
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
London: Richard Taylor / Charles E. Sowerby 1832 1835 1836 1837 1838, 1832. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. Seven Volumes Of 2Nd Edition, So Stated In All Volumes, Without Later Supplementary And Continuation Volumes. Vol. I Undated, With 1832 Preface;Vol. Ii Dated 1835; Vol Iii Dated 1836; Vol. Iv Dated 1837; Volume V Dated 1838; Vol. Vi Dated 1839; Vol. Vii Dated 1840. All Volumes Contain A Mixture Of Plates With Single And Double Plate Numbers. Apparently First Printings Of Second Edition Of All Volumes; Text Reduced, And Plates Omitted Which Represent Such Allied Species As May Be Readily Distinguished By The Descriptions From Those Figured. Quarter Green Diced Morocco, Over Green Cloth With An Intricately And Deeply Blindstamped Floral Design. 9 1/8" Tall. All Bindings Worn; Old Repairs To Joints; Fraying At Tips And Corners Of Spine, Chipping To Lower Spines Of Several Volumes; Contents Clean, Slight Foxing To A Few Plates; Contemporary Ownership Signatures Of Jane ----- In Each Volume. Vol. I With Rear Board Detached. International Postage At Usps Insured Mail Rates.
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- Title
- English Botony; Or, Colored Figures Of British Plants, With Their Essential Characters, Synonyms, And Places Of Growth. Second Edition, Arranged According To The Linnaean Method, With The Descriptions Shortened, And Occasional Remarks Added. (Seven Volumes, I, Ii, Ii, Iv, V, Vi, Vii, 1832-1840, In Original Bindings)
- Author
- Smith, James Edward; Colored Plates By James Sowerby
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Richard Taylor / Charles E. Sowerby 1832 1835 1836 1837 1838
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1832
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare And Unusual Books; Biology and Ecology;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Arroyo Seco Books lists about 26,000 used books in all fields, including physics, art, philosophy, social science, literature, science fiction, etc. We also stock modern and antiquarian prints and other art. Most items are listed in 100 catalogs titled by subject matter, and available on this site. We purchase interesting private libraries. Member of IOBA. Contact: Stephen Clauser, 626-372-3863.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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