William T Stearn Botanical Notes (1 results)

dj. Folio (44cm); brown cloth spine and corners over gray paper-covered boards, with titling stamped on leather spine label in gilt, peach paper title label on front cover; dustjacket; viii,20,[xxvii],[xxxi]pp; black-and-white and colorful illustrative (unnumbered) plates to frontispiece and throughout. Light soil to front cover, else Near Fine. Dustwrapper has modest shelf-wear and soil, with 1" tape-mend to tear on lower front panel, tape mends to crown, off-setting from leather to spine panel verso, and tape mends along verso of spine ends, and upper and lower panels; Good. Text includes descriptions by Grigson, bibliographical notes, and botanical notes. Illustrations include "The Night Blowing Cereus", "The Dragon Arum", and "The Sacred Egyptian Bean". [85142].…