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Wild Orchids of Britain. With a key to the species. (The New Naturalist 19). With 61 photographs in colour by Robert Atkinson and others. 39 photographs in black and white 19 text figures and 43 distribution maps.
by (19) SUMMERHAYES, V.S.:
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Collins. London. 1951 1st edition.. Hardback, 8.5 x 6 inches. In green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. In Original illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; spine slightly darkened and rubbed along edges. Mild foxing to rear. Price clipped). Cloth faded. Mild foxing to endpapers and small label to corner of front. Else a clean and tight copy. ---- A detailed study of the varied wild orchids to be found in Britain, some of the most beautiful and biologically interesting of our native wild flowers. 366pp. With 61 colour & 39 b/w plates; 43 distribution maps. 19 text illustrations.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 77766
- Title
- Wild Orchids of Britain. With a key to the species. (The New Naturalist 19). With 61 photographs in colour by Robert Atkinson and others. 39 photographs in black and white 19 text figures and 43 distribution maps.
- Author
- (19) SUMMERHAYES, V.S.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins. London. 1951 1st edition.
- Keywords
- New Naturalist series New Naturalist series, V. S. SUMMERHAYES, Natural History, Orchids, Botany, Britain, dustwrapper, photographs, New Naturalist series, first edition, 1951, 1st, first,
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The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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