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A Natural History of British Grasses
E. J. Lowe
1871
Bell and Daldy : London
10.5" by 7"
vi, 245, 8pp.
SUMMARY
A smartly rebacked first edition of this study of British grasses, with many colour illustrations.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 2 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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DESCRIPTION
First edition.
Illustrated with seventy-four coloured plates. Collated complete.
A study on the history of British grasses, with reference to individual plant types and species.
Written by Edward Joseph Lowe, an English botanist, meteorologist, and astronomer, renowned for his contributions to the natural sciences.
CONDITION
Rebacked in full brown cloth with a contemporary spine. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and minor rubbing to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting, predominantly to the first and last few pages. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper dated 1884.
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.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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