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Familiar Wild Flowers
Frederick Edward Hulme
1902-1906
Cassell and Company, Limited : London, Paris, New York, Melbourne
8" by 5.5"
xvi, 160, [14]pp;xv, 160, [14]pp; xv, 160, [8]pp;xv, 160, 8pp; xv, 160, [8]pp; xvi, 160, 8pp; xv, 160, [8]pp; xvi, 183, [8]pp
SUMMARY
A beautiful set of eight volumes from F. Edward Hulme's famous work with botanical colour plates.
Colour Plates,Early Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 4.49
US Postage: £ 42.99
EU Postage: £ 27.99
European Postage: £ 45.99
Asia Postage: £ 74.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 129.99
DESCRIPTION
The first eight volumes from Familiar Wild Flowers by Frederick Edward Hulme in the original publisher's decorative cloth bindings.
Hulme was a teacher and botanist from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He is best known for this work.
Densely illustrated throughout with many beautiful colour plates by Hulme of flowers. All volumes are collated and complete with thirty nine plates and a frontispiece to each volume.
The first and second series are undated, the third, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth are dated 1906, and the fourth series is dated 1902.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's cloth bindings. Externally, smart. There is some bumping and wear to the heads and tails of the spines and to the extremities. There are some light marks to the boards. The hinges are slightly strained but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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