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Paperback / softback. New. Privately printed in seven volumes between 1906 and 1913, this well-illustrated work covers the varieties, distribution, history and cultivation of tree species in the British Isles. The species covered in Volume 1 (1906) include beech, spruce and yew.

Paperback / softback. New. Privately printed in seven volumes between 1906 and 1913, this well-illustrated work covers the varieties, distribution, history and cultivation of tree species in the British Isles. The species covered in Volume 2 (1907) include horse chestnut, buckeye, hemlock, walnut and larch.

Paperback / softback. New. Privately printed in seven volumes between 1906 and 1913, this well-illustrated work covers the varieties, distribution, history and cultivation of tree species in the British Isles. The species covered in Volume 5 (1910) include pine, cypress and oak.

Paperback / softback. New. Privately printed in seven volumes between 1906 and 1913, this well-illustrated work covers the varieties, distribution, history and cultivation of tree species in the British Isles. The species covered in Volume 4 (1909) include fir, chestnut, ash and birch.

Paperback / softback. New. Privately printed in seven volumes between 1906 and 1913, this well-illustrated work covers the varieties, distribution, history and cultivation of tree species in the British Isles. The species covered in Volume 3 (1908) include cedar, hornbeam, southern beech, hickory, maple and redwood.

Paperback / softback. New. Privately printed in seven volumes between 1906 and 1913, this well-illustrated work covers the varieties, distribution, history and cultivation of tree species in the British Isles. The species covered in Volume 6 (1912) include spruce, juniper, laburnum, cherry, mulberry and gum trees.

Paperback / softback. New. Privately printed in seven volumes between 1906 and 1913, this well-illustrated work covers the varieties, distribution, history and cultivation of tree species in the British Isles. The species covered in Volume 7 (1913) include lime, box, willow, poplar and elm. The work's index appeared separately in 1913 but is now incorporated in this volume.

Yorkshire: S. R. Publishers; The Royal Forestry Society, 1969-72. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 11.5" by 9". None stated . The complete, republished seven volume set of H. J. Elwes and A. H. Henry's work on British and Irish trees, in their original dust wrappers. Republished. Originally published privately by R. & R. Clark Limited in 1906. In the publisher's original cloth with the original clipped dust wrappers. Published in collaboration with 'The Royal Forestry Society'. Seven volumes, complete set. With facsimiles of the original title pages. Illustrated with monochrome frontispieces and 60 monochrome plates to volume I , 67 to II, 81 to III, 63 to IV, 69 to V, 31 to VI and 40 to VII. Collated complete. This set features a facsimile reproduction of Augustin Henry and Henry John Elwes' work documenting the trees of Great Britain and Ireland. Both Henry and Elwes studied plant life, collaborating to provide this comprehensive study of trees, with Henry devising a new system of leaf… Read More

In Edinburgh. -, 19061913. 1st. Ed. Privately. Seven volumes in the original 15 parts (inclusive of the Index volume). 4to. Collated and complete. Frontispieces, colour printed titles and 414 plates all present as published. Original printed wrappers all in nr. fine or fine condition. Original cloth-backed printed portfolios with ties, all in vg. or thor. vg. condition. Contents nr. fine. A great opportunity to obtain a very pleasing set. A magnificent work. Just 500 sets published.

Fine illustrated and antiquarian Botany . 1st. Ed. Privately Pub. In Edinburgh. 1906 - 1913. Eight volume set (including the Index volume). Frontispieces, colour printed titles and 414 plates all present as published. Large 4to. Hardbacks. TEG. Some foxing, o/w. contents fine. With bookplate of Marquess of Headfort to front paste down of all vols. Three handwritten notes loosely inserted (on Marquess of Headfort headed notepaper) on which updates on trees featured in Elwes’ work are given. Contemporary binding of half morocco leather over cloth boards, with spines lettered in gilt, in thor. vg. condition, a little shelf-rubbed in places, spines showing some sunning. A magnificent work. Just 500 sets published.

Edinburgh: Privately Printed. G+: in Good plus condition without dust jacket as issued. Ex University of Edinburgh Forestry Library set. Book plates to inside covers. Small library stamp to one coloured title page and sporadic stamps and markings (few) to the bottom of some of the plate, text margins and covers. Plate hinges have been strengthened. Bumping and wear to corners of boards. Light spotting to the untrimmed page edge block impinging a little onto margins within. Plates have a little spotting and marking on the margins but are predominately clean and in VG condition. 1906-1913. [First Edition]. Illustrated hardback board covers with ties. 340mm x 270mm (13" x 11"). [2022pp + plates]. Includes colour and numerous b/w plates. Consists of fifteen separate volumes with original card covers. Case bound into seven. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .

Privately printed by R & R Clark Ltd, Edinburgh, [1906-] 1913, 1913. No Binding. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 7 vols. in the original 15 parts, 1st ed., col. frontis. to vols. 1-5, col. pictorial titles, portrait and 413 plates, mostly photogravures, list of subscribers, errata and addenda in Index vol. (included in portfolio with vol. 7), uncut, orig. pictorial grey wrappers printed in blue and matching cloth-backed pictorial board folders with ties, for each volume there is 1 part of text and 1 part of plates. 4to Nissen BBI 595. Vol V, two plates have a round foxing mark (2cm diameter) and Vol VII, 9 plates have a faint stain caused by a leaf being pressed between the pages.

Edinburgh: privately printed, 1913. 7 vols. bound as 14. (12 x 9 3/4 inches). Index bound at the end of volume 7. Coloured frontispieces to vols. 1-5, coloured pictorial titles, portrait and 413 plates, mostly photogravures. Half green morocco. Cloth boards. First edition of Elwes and Henry's comprehensive work recording every species of tree grown outdoors in Great Britain and Ireland at the time of publication. A valuable record of trees from around the world: with a significant number of examples from China, Japan, the Mediterranean and the Americas. All illustrated by very fine photogravures, most showing specimen trees in gardens of important houses in the British Isles, but with a number of images showing the species in their native habitats. The work is known for its use of a new system of plant identification devised by Henry for the publication. It remains an important botanical resource to date and Henry is often credited with significantly increasing the understanding of the flora and… Read More

Edinburgh: privately printed by R. & R. Clark, Ltd, 1913. 15 parts (including the index) in seven volumes, quarto. (12 3/5 x 5 7/10 inches). 8 half-titles, 6pp. list of subscribers, 8pp. errata. 7 coloured titles, coloured frontispieces in volumes I-V (one chromolithographed), photogravure portrait frontispiece of the authors in vol.VII, 413 plates (373 photogravures, 40 uncoloured lithographs). Original pictorial wrappers within seven cloth-backed board portfolios with ties, contained within seven fine modern green half morocco boxes. An exceptional set in original parts of this inspirational privately-printed work on the trees growing in the British Isles, China, Japan, the Mediterranean and the Americas at the turn of the 20th century. A valuable record of trees from around the world: with a significant number of examples from China, Japan, the Mediterranean and the Americas. All illustrated by very fine photogravures, most showing specimen trees in gardens in the British Isles, but with a… Read More