Our Country's Flowers And How To Know Them
W. J. Gordon
Published by Simpkin, 1111
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No Edition Remarks. 154 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Colour illustrated plates. Black and white illustrations throughout. Minor foxing and tanning to pages and plates. Much heavier and more prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers, as well as title pages and rear most page. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft splitting and crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Seller Inventory # 1711366448ALK
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Title: Our Country's Flowers And How To Know Them
Publisher: Simpkin
Publication Date: 1111
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
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Our Country's Flowers and How to Know Them (Classic Reprint)
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book provides an invaluable guide to identifying the wildflowers of Britain. It goes beyond the basic name of a plant, offering readers a framework for understanding the natural orders, families, and relationships of plant life. The author does this by adopting a practical approach, using clear, concise language to explain botany and dispel any confusion. The book's content is structured through a combination of detailed illustrations and descriptive text. This unique combination allows readers to quickly identify wildflowers by matching their discoveries with the diagrams and descriptions. This accessible approach has given the book broad appeal, making it a favourite of both casual readers and experienced naturalists. The author divides wildflowers into three categories based on their reproductive organs: petaloid, incomplete, and monocotyledonous. Each section covers a broad range of plant types, from the most commonly found to the more obscure. Each entry includes detailed information on the specific characteristics and morphology of the plant, providing valuable insights into the evolutionary history of wildflowers. This book is not only an indispensable tool for identifying wildflowers, but also an excellent resource on the natural world. It is an ideal companion for nature enthusiasts hoping to expand their knowledge of botany and deepen their appreciation for the diversity of wildflowers. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781332768103_0
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Our Country's Flowers and how to know them
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. John Allen (illustrator). Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No date, c. 1900s. No jacket. Contains 33 coloured plates, including frontispiece, plus hundreds of outline drawings. Green cloth boards with black lettering and illustration to cover and spine. Some signs of shelf wear. Corners bumped. Tanning and moderate foxing to page edges. Spine intact but some pages are loose. Some foxing to endpapers and inner pages but otherwise text is unmarked. 0. Seller Inventory # 76330
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OUR COUNTRY'S FLOWERS AND HOW TO KNOW THEM: Being a Complete Guide to the Flowers and Ferns of Britain
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Seller: booksonlinebrighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. JOHN ALLEN (illustrator). Royal Blue cloth boards with Gilt blocked titles to spine and front the later also with black line frame decoration and laid on colour plate. 200 x 140 mm approx.Top edge gilt. vi + 154 pp. Colour frontis + 32 other colour plates as called for, chapter head and tail line vignettes and many line drawings in the Index to the Genera. One of a number of natural history books by W J Gordon in "Our Country's" Series. Intro. by Rev. George Henslow. Undated- no printing history stated. Binding style would suggest art deco -1920's. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good no dust jacket (Book- mild to moderate shelf wear/ soiling to cloth, slight offset browning to free end papers, original book seller discreet sticker to front paste down. 1 cm browning mark to a text leaf mirrored to opposite page. No previous owner name or insc. No other notable defects). Seller Inventory # 135181
Our Country's Flowers And How to Know Them
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Some loose pages; Seller Inventory # 8356
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Our Country's Flowers and How to Know Them
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Our country's flowers and how to know them . / by W.J. Gordon ; with an introduction by George Henslow ; illustrated by John Allen 1800 [LeatherBound]
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Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 234. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1800 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 234. Seller Inventory # LB100152045644
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Our country's flowers and how to know them : being a complete guide to the flowers and ferns of Britain / by W.J. Gordon ; with an introduction by George Henslow ; illustrated by John Allen. 1896 [LeatherBound]
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LeatheBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 238. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1896 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 238. Seller Inventory # LB100159727473
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 240 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 240 Language: English. Seller Inventory # LB990001246850
Our Country's Flowers And How To Know Them
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Seller: Westwood Books, Cramlington, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. John Allen (illustrator). Day & Son, London, no date, late 19th cent. Hard cover Quarter leather, gilt titles, marbled fore pages. Book condition : Very good. Clean unmarked text. Superb illustrations. Bookplate inside cover. Spine worn, corners turned, worn. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Inventory #JT022169. Seller Inventory # 022169
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