Author: M. J. Berkeley
Title: Handbook of British Mosses; Comprising All That Are Known to Be Natives of the British Isles.
Description: London, Lovell Reeve & Co. 1863 . First edition. Cloth. A brightly illustrated, first edition of M. J. Berkeley's handbook of British mosses, complete with twenty-four plates. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth. A comprehensive handbook of British mosses, comprising all native mosses found in the British Isles. Written by Miles Joseph Berkeley, an English clergyman and botanist, known for his important contribution to the field of botany, with his surname abbreviation 'Berk' often cited in botanical works to this day. Illustrated with twenty-four brightly coloured plates. Collated, complete.Previous owner's inscription of M. P. Forsters, dated Jan 8th 1881. Bound in the publisher's cloth. Externally, very smart, with light rubbing to the extremities causing a small area of loss to the cloth. Light bumping to the spine, with the odd mark to cloth. Internally, binding is strained in places, particularly after page 305, with a few leaves starting. Pages are bright and generally clean, with just the occasional mark. Inscription to half title. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Keywords: M J Berkeley handbook of british mosses moss natural history handbook of british mosses Not Stated


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