The Flora of Oxfordshire, and Its Contiguous Counties, [Comprising the Flowering Plants Only;] Arranged in Easy and Familiar Language, According to the Linnaean and Natural Systems; Preceded by An Introduction to Botany with illustrative plates
by Walker, Richard
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- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
Oxford and London: Henry Slatter; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman; Whittaker, Treacher & Arnot, 1833. Illustrated with 12 plates and a large folding able, octavo, pp cxxxiii, 338, the plates ae rather badly foxed, the text is a little age-toned and very slightly foxed, original green publisher's decorated cloth, at some time neatly re-cased with original cream endpapers retained. With the book plate of Paul Harmes.. First Edition. Cloth. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020203
- Title
- The Flora of Oxfordshire, and Its Contiguous Counties, [Comprising the Flowering Plants Only;] Arranged in Easy and Familiar Language, According to the Linnaean and Natural Systems; Preceded by An Introduction to Botany with illustrative plates
- Author
- Walker, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Henry Slatter; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman; Whittaker, Treacher & Arnot
- Place of Publication
- Oxford and London
- Date Published
- 1833
- Bookseller catalogs
- Floras; Victorian;
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- Octavo
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- Cloth
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- Foxed
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