Our Native Ferns; or, a History of the British Species and their Varieties.
LOWE, Edward Joseph
From MFR RARE BOOKS, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 31 July 2024
From MFR RARE BOOKS, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 31 July 2024
About this Item
Reprint. In two volumes. Cloth-bound. Hardcover. Octavo (26cm x 15cm). Pp. vii, 348; vii, 492. English text. Handsomely bound in the publisher's original green cloth. Blind stamped to boards and spines. Gilt lettering to spines. Gilt fern motif to front boards. Green coated endpapers. Initial and terminal blanks present. Vol. 1 with 37 coloured plates and 317 wood engravings. Vol. II with 42 coloured plates and 592 wood engravings. Indexes. Printed by B. Fawcett. Condition: NEAR FINE. Bindings tight and secure with the joints and hinges intact. Slight wear to spine ends. Covers and contents very clean. Light trace of spotting to page edges. Without previous ownership markings. A Magnificent set. Notes: A wonderful early reprint of this history of British fern species and their varieties, with comprehensive descriptions and notes on their culture. A highly regarded horticultural work by Edward Joseph Lowe, well-known botanist and astronomer affectionately nick-named 'The Big Snowflake' due to his beard. Illustrated with thirty-seven full-page coloured plates to volume I, forty-two to volume II, as well as hundreds of additional wood engravings in the text throughout. Seller Inventory # MFR0431
Bibliographic Details
Title: Our Native Ferns; or, a History of the ...
Publisher: London: George Bell & Sons, 1874-1880
Publication Date: 1874
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
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