Godfery Colonel (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Large 4to, xiv + pp259 plus Subscriber list, Errata page, complete with 58 coloured plates and 9 monochrome plates with tissue guards by Hilda M. Godfery. Hardcover no dust jacket. Handsomely rebound in half maroon leather over marbled boards in near fine condition. Inside some pages and all plates blind stamped by Wigan Public Library but unnoticeable. All pages and plates with top edge gilt in near fine condition. An excellent copy. Hilda M. Godfery (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1933, 1st. Large Quarto. xiv, [2] 259pp. Frontis & 57 colour plates, 9 monochrome plates plus portrait of the artist, all with tissue guards. Publisher's full cloth, a little dust-soiled at extremities. In the printed dust wrapper, darkened with some rubbing and surface wear. A few small tape repairs on reverse. Housed in clear plastic protective wrap-around. Some light spotting to text-block, otherwise contents in good clean/bright order. Overall a 'Very Good' copy. An impressive work, for many years it was a standard title within its field of study. Wonderful illustrations by Hilda Godfery, the author's wife, to whom the book is dedicated. Heavy - additional shipping to be advised. Hilda M. Godfery (illustrator).…

XIV SS., 1 Bl., 259 SS. 1 Bl., 58 Farbtafeln, 9 s-w-Tafeln Schutzumschlag mit Randläsuren und Ausrissen, Rücken mit restaurierter Beschädigung, Bibl.-schild auf Innendeckel, Bibl.-stempel verso Titel, Nissen 724, Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1000 Orig.-Leinen, Orig.-Schutzumschlag, Fol.

12.5 x 10.5 inches. Small folio. pp. xvi, 259. Frontis & 57 colour plates, 9 monochrome plates plus illustration of artist, all with tissue guards. Original blue cloth, top edge gilt. Addenda et Corrigenda loosely slipped in. Preserved in original dust-wrapper. Fine Colonel Godfery's extraordinarily comprehensive monograph and iconograph of the British Orchids has been the standard work for many years. However, since the advent of genetical inquiry, some of the science has now been reassessed. The book remains a fantastic achievement stunningly illustrated by Hilda M Godfery, the author's wife to whom the book is dedicated. Extremely difficult to find in the original dust jacket.…