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Flora Glottiana. A Catalogue of the Indigenous Plants on the Banks of the River Clyde, and in the Neighbourhood of the City of Glasgow
by Hopkirk, Thomas
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Glasgow, London & Edinburgh: John Smith & Sons; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown; Archibald Constable & Co., 1813. First edition. Octavo, pp iv, [ii], [5] - 170, + two-page publisher's catalogue, unpressed, edges uncut, page 87 is torn through careless opening but no loss, a small stain on the half-title which also has transferred slightly to the title page, a contemporary ink stain to the two page introduction, otherwise clean internally though little age-toned, contemporary boards a bit worn and marked, lacking part of the surface of the upper spine, lacking most of the original paper label. RARE. [Hopkirk was one of the founding members of what is now Glasgow Botanic Garden.]. First Edition. Boards. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017833
- Title
- Flora Glottiana. A Catalogue of the Indigenous Plants on the Banks of the River Clyde, and in the Neighbourhood of the City of Glasgow
- Author
- Hopkirk, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Smith & Sons; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown; Archibald Constable & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow, London & Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1813
- Bookseller catalogs
- Floras; Early works;
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