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William Curtis 1746-1799. Fellow of the Linnean Society. Botanist and Entomologist. With Some notes on His Son-In-Law Samuel Curtis
by W. Hugh Curtis
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good Only
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Winchester: Warren and Son, 1941. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good Only. 9" by 6". Various. A first edition of this absorbing biography about 18th century botanist, apothecary, and entomologist William Curtis. Found in scarce dust wrapper. Author W. Hugh Curtis draws on the letters of the botanist and apothecary William Curtis in this interesting biography. With 17 illustrations, including a folding plate of the Curtis pedigree to the rear, collated and complete. Found in its original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding, found with the original price clipped dust wrapper, wrapped in protective plastic. A white mark to each board, with some very light bumping to the head and tail of the spines, and some minor wear to the extremities. Some of the wrap is missing to the tail of the spine, more so to the head. The corner of the wrap is missing towards the fore edge too. Internally, firmly bound. Lightly foxed to the endpapers and plates, but pages are otherwise bright and clean. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 848N18
- Title
- William Curtis 1746-1799. Fellow of the Linnean Society. Botanist and Entomologist. With Some notes on His Son-In-Law Samuel Curtis
- Author
- W. Hugh Curtis
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Warren and Son
- Place of Publication
- Winchester
- Date Published
- 1941
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- William Curtis Botany Entomology Biography Botany
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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