Author: W. H. Fitch; W. G. Smith Title: Illustrations of the British Flora: A Series of Wood Engravings, with Dissections of British Plants
Description: London, L. Reeve and Co, 1892. Cloth. An excellent copy of this work containing a series of wood engravings, showcasing an array of British plants. The third edition of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With sixteen pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear.A prolific series of wood engraved illustrations, being a handbook to a wide array of British plants. Drawn by Walter Hood Fitch and William Gardner Smith. Fitch executed some 10,000 drawings for various publications, including 'Curtis' Botanical Magazine&apos.Smith was a Scottish botanist and ecologist who pioneered the study and mapping of the vegetation of the United Kingdom. He was also a founding member of the British Ecological Society. In the original cloth binding. Externally, excellent with light bumping to the spine head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with a few spots to the first and last few leaves. Near Fine . Ill.: W. H. Fitch; W. G. Smith. Near Fine .
Keywords: British Flora Illustrated Flowers W. H. Fitch Illustrated W. H. Fitch; W. G. Smith
Price: GBP 85.00 = appr. US$ 121.38 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 923Y38
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