Handbook of British Flora; a description of the flowering plants and ferns indigenous to, or naturalized in the British Isles.

Name: Handbook of British Flora; a description of the flowering plants and ferns indigenous to, or naturalized in the British Isles.
Author: George Bentham

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8vo. Two volumes. Vol 1: pp lxxiv, 503 (1). Vol 2 [iv], [507]-1076. Contemporary green morocco, good quality reback, with original spines laid down, new marbled endpapers. Many illustrations to text. Signature of Lady Castalia Rosalind, Countess of Granville to half-title of each volume, often annotated to text against the figures with field notes, occasional colouring added. With an ALS to Lady Granville, dated [18]79. Dear Lady Granville, I was looking yesterday at the account of Betshanger in Ireland s History of Kent, & found this passage: [ and goes on to refer to sightings of wild liquorice, signed J A Godley. An interesting association item with regard to the history of botany and collecting.

Author George Bentham

Date 1865

Binding Hardcover

Publisher Lovell, Reeve & Co.

Condition Good

Price: £200.00

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