Two volumes of window-mounted moss samples, with manuscript captions.
[BRITISH MOSSES.]
From Bernard Quaritch Ltd ABA ILAB, London, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 30 June 1998
From Bernard Quaritch Ltd ABA ILAB, London, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 30 June 1998
About this Item
Two vols, pp. 25, 16, thick card borders, samples numbered up to 560 but not all numbers correspond to a sample (evidently where the particular species was hard to come by); bound in contemporary pebbled black morocco over wooden boards, covers panelled gilt and lettered direct, joints cracked.The systematic collection of mosses, ferns and seaweeds was a particularly Victorian obsession, made possible by a spate of mid-century guides to the practice. Here a committed collector has evidently followed a guide but has been unable to find examples of some of the mosses required. Seller Inventory # H6235
Bibliographic Details
Title: Two volumes of window-mounted moss samples, ...
Publisher: [Circa 1860s.]
Publication Date: 1860
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
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