Author: W.J. Bean
Title: Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles
Description: London, John Murray, 1950-51. Cloth. An excellent later edition of W. J. Bean's important text on the woody plants of Great Britain, richly illustrated with plates. This work was initially published in two volumes in 1914, with a third volume appearing in 1933. It remains a standard reference work on the woody plants of Britain.Written by William Jackson Bean, a botanist and curator of Kew Gardens during the 1920s.The seventh edition of this work, which was revised and expanded numerous times. Complete in three volumes. Illustrated with in-text vignettes throughout, as well as plates bound to the rear of the work; volume I contains forty plates, volume II fifty-two, and volume III forty-one. Collated and complete. A lovely set of this referential work on British plants. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with just a touch of shelf wear. Internally, all volumes firmly bound. A few spots to the fore-edge, not affecting the pages, which remain bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .
Keywords: gardening trees shrubs plants trees bean seventh edition Not Stated
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Title: Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles
Description: London, John Murray, 1950-51. Cloth. An excellent later edition of W. J. Bean's important text on the woody plants of Great Britain, richly illustrated with plates. This work was initially published in two volumes in 1914, with a third volume appearing in 1933. It remains a standard reference work on the woody plants of Britain.Written by William Jackson Bean, a botanist and curator of Kew Gardens during the 1920s.The seventh edition of this work, which was revised and expanded numerous times. Complete in three volumes. Illustrated with in-text vignettes throughout, as well as plates bound to the rear of the work; volume I contains forty plates, volume II fifty-two, and volume III forty-one. Collated and complete. A lovely set of this referential work on British plants. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with just a touch of shelf wear. Internally, all volumes firmly bound. A few spots to the fore-edge, not affecting the pages, which remain bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .
Keywords: gardening trees shrubs plants trees bean seventh edition Not Stated
Price: GBP 125.00 = appr. US$ 178.50 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 813J51
- Book number: 813J51
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