Author: DEAKIN,RICHARD
Title: Florigraphica Brittanica or Engravings and Descriptions of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Britain Vol 1 Classes I to V
Description: London: Groombridge and Sons, 1857. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Tall. This is a Good Copy of this book in publisher's original green cloth with gilt title lettering to spine with blind stamped borders to front and rear cover.This copy has one previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.There is some wear to the cloth at head and tail of spine with fraying to cloth present and also some lifting to cloth of approx 1'' to edge of spine.There is one loose and torn page from the early introductory synopsis.There are many attractive hand coloured plates split into sections of six drawings and numbering 524 in total.Originally published in Monthly parts this is the first edition in book form.Contents remain generally clean internally,8vo 460pp plus Index First Edition Thus. Good .

Keywords: Fauna Flora Ferns Flowers


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