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Trees and Their Life Histories
Percy Groom
1909
Cassell & Company, Limited : London
11" by 9"
xvi, 407pp.
SUMMARY
A smartly bound first edition of this illustrated work on the life of trees, from Percy Groom.
First Edition,Illustrated,Leather Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 2 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 29.99
EU Postage: £ 21.99
European Postage: £ 23.99
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Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99
DESCRIPTION
First edition.
Illustrated throughout with frontispiece and five hundred and seventeen figures from photographs. Collated complete.
A detailed biological study of the life of a tree, from seed to full growth. This work includes chapters on root systems, shoot systems, leaves and foliage, flowers and fruit, the activity of the tree, seeding and germination, as well as a comprehensive guide to classification.
Written by Percy Groom, a British plant biologist who studied botany at the University of Cambridge.
With illustrations from photographs by Henry Irving, a British photographer of trees and flowers.
CONDITION
Bound in half crushed morocco with green cloth boards. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and the odd mark to the board. Light fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Spotting to the endpapers.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
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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