Sowerby John Johnson (78 results)

Condition: New. Sowerby, John E (illustrator).

Condition: New. Sowerby, John E (illustrator).

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket (c). Reprint Edition. Copyright Date: 1860 Quarto, 1989, PP.168. Color Specimen Illustrations (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: good. no additional printings listed . NOT an ex library book. Book with dark blue binding, Cover illustration in gold. Book has some wear on spine edges and corners. There are 87 pages and 51 pages plus the index.

Condition: New. Sowerby, John E (illustrator).

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 2nd Edition. undated but c1870 a few markings in text else a clean sound copy. Sowerby, John E (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. HARDBACK half-calf with marbled boards marbled end-papers coloured plates 1 - 144 145mm x 235mm (5.75 x 9.25") spine faded and blotchy corners lightly bumped boards a little rubbed former owners names on front end-paper spotting in varying degrees otherwise a fine item. The text volume comprising title-page pages: xxxii 1-192 including index is not present. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Rebound at a later date, with an interesting Scottish bookplate of Robert McCall, but a solid clean copy with 48 hand colored plates. The Sowerby family was comprised of generations of naturalists, illustrators, botanists and zoologists, and John Sowerby collaborated with Charles Johnson on several projects, including this one.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New.

Gebunden. Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorCharles Johnson, Jr., is an associate professor at Morgan State University and lives in Baltimore, Maryland.KlappentextrnrnThis book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as mark. Sowerby, John E (illustrator).

Gebunden. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardback. A near very good copy in brown cloth lettered in gilt on spine and dcorated in gilt on upper board. Moderate wear to spine ends. Neat ownership inscription on front end-paper. 87 pages. Hand-coloured frontispiece and numerous full-page black and white illustrations. John E. Sowerby (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. By J. E. Sowerby & C. P. Johnson, published by Gurney and Jackson in 1894.Illustrated by John E. Sowerby, described by C. Pierpoint Johnson, plus a supplement of lately discovered flowering plants by John W. Salter and Ferns , Horsetails and Club-mosses by John E. Sowerby. In good used condition, bound in green cloth withgold decoration and lettering. Marks to boards, scuffing and rubbing due to age and a small loss at base of spine. Gold edges to block. Ink ed owner s name on title page. Binding good and tight, but hinge starting at back. Damage to edge of title page. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. [Ii], 52, [I]. Full Diced Morocco, Five Raised Bands, Gilt Lettering On Spine " Fern Allies" , Gilt Rules Next To Bands, Gilt Rules On Covers, Yellow Endpapers And Matching Marbling To Edges Of Page Block. 31 Hand-Colored Plates Inserted At Proper Places Facing The Description Of Each. Text Block 9" 1/8" Tall. Wear, No Fraying, Gilt Bright, Hinges Tight, No Names Or Marks. Light Foxing In Small Areas Of Some Plates. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. This work is intended as a reference guide to the amateur botanist, the field-botanist, the country resident, or the summer rambler. It offers information of a wide variety of wild flowers that can be found in the British countryside, offering a little scientific information to accompany it. In fair condition. Some bumps and scuffs to edges. Pages tanned. Some foxing, particularly to the pages with illustrations.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 25.5x17.5cm. pp(2)LII,186 with tissue-guarded hand-coloured frontispiece, figures in line on 2 plates in introduction, numerous iillustrations on 89 hand-coloured plates, glossary of technical terms, and indexes; integral narrow ribbon place marker. All edges gilt. Original green cloth gilt, covers with bevelled edges; dark blue-green endpapers. Head and foot of backstrip and tips of outer corners of covers a little rubbed & inwards-curled. No dust jacket. Ink inscription "W. Pearman Clarke Christmas 1911" in upper margin of page I of introduction / hinges between verso of Plate 25 & page 51 and between verso of Plate 65 & page 131 reinforced with expertly applied white fabric strip of width 1.5cm. Binding holding firmly and of pleasing appearance; contents clean, tight and near fine. Very Good+ copy. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Well preserved in original cloth Wear to corners and a little creasing of title page, 32 superb hand coloured plates as called for. Clean throughout with no notes. Sowerby, John E (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. British Poisonous Plants illustrated by John E. Sowerby Described by Chrales Johnson, Botanical Lecturer at Guy's Hospital and C. Pierpoint Johnson.Second Edition 1861. Illustrated with 32 colour plates including the principle poisonous fungi. Brown cloth binding with gilt title to front and spine. Minimal shelf wear, corners very slightly bumped. Some wear to top and bottom of spine. Pages are clean and clear with occasional minor spotting. Pencil marks in margins on several pages. Previous owner inscription in ink on front paste down dated 1903. Complete with all 32 hand coloured plates. Very Good copy. Rare in all editions. Seller Inventory #002569. John E. Sowerby (illustrator). …

Bound in 2 volumes. (247 x 145 and 155). pp, (2), xxxii, 192; 144 numbered plates. 144 hand coloured plates. Rebound in two volumes with new endpapers, half green goatskin and gilt titles to spine. Very good. Heavy volumes which may require extra postage to be quoted to certain locations.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 88 pp. Gilt titles: sp. Frontis. Illust. w/ one hand tinted (frontis) and b/w drawings. Brown cloth bds. blind-stamped w/ gilt fern design, frt. bd. Cors. bumped. Bds. and sp. worn overall. Sp. sunned. Sp. ends curled and chipped. T. e. dusted. Scatterd fx-ing here and there, age-toned along margins, else clean and generally tight. Illustrated by John E. Sowerby and descriptions by Charles Johnson. A scientific study and handbook on ferns found in Great Britain. Includes general introduction and index. Sowerby, John E. (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Hardcover, no dustjacket, original forest green cloth with a bright gold botanical illustration at the center of the front cover and bright gold title on spine and blind-embossed botanical decoration near the corners of the front and back covers, no publishing date (circa 1861) 192 pages plus 144 full-page color plates, this is a very clean copy inside and out, the cloth cover looks great, gold title and illustration is still bright, the cloth has a couple of indentations at top of spine but no harm done, when viewing the pages from the top of the binding they are somewhat uneven, we don't know if this is due to gravity over time or, if a repair was made, in any case the binding does appear to be secure, the contents are exquisite with a few minor exceptions: mild foxing on the second blank end-paper, mild tanning to the title page, mild foxing to plates 104 and 142, moderate foxing to plate 142, the aforementioned plates are still quite attractive as most of the foxing is in the margins, all in all, a splendid copy, please note that we have collated this copy and all is present.…

Re-backed plus new eps, super octavo, blue embossed leather boards with gilt lettering to spine, gilt fern motif to front board,marbled page edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, 84pp + 49 part-coloured plates, VG (re-backed professionally with remainder of original spine, moderate staining & rubbing to boards, tanning to page edges, new eps, moderate foxing to frontispiece & tissueguard, occasional relevant annotation in pencil). …

First edition, royal 8vo, xxxii, 192pp., 144 coloured plates, orig. publishers green embossed cloth, inner hinges strengthened, upper joint and head and foot of spine frayed.

Hard Cover. Undated. Large octavo, pp., [2, xxxii, 192]. With 144 hand-coloured plates as called for. Bottle green half morocco with gilt titles to spine and gilt fillets, and light green cloth-covered boards; top edge gilt; marbled endpapers. Spine lightly sunned and leather a little scuffed, Free endpapers and title page toned; scattered foxing, mainly to prelims and endpapers. No annotation or inscriptions. A attractive copy. Comprehensive guide to the numerous species of British grass, "described with observations on their natural history and uses". Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Illustrated by John Sowerby with an introduction and a key to the Natural Orders, by C. Peirpoint Johnson. Re-issue: To which is added a supplement containing 180 figures of lately discovered flowering plants by John W. Salter and the ferns, Horsetails, and Club-Mosses by E. Sowerby. Clean green publishers cloth decorated with gilt borders and titles All edges gilt. (xxiv) 180pp. Mainly illustrated with hand color plates with a few b/w engravings. Pictorial frontispiece. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Dark green endpaper. Botany, British Wild Flowers. Plants; Color Plates; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 186 pages. Illustrated by John A. Sowerby (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Rebound in modern green cloth with green leather spine label and title in gilt, cover shows minimal wear. All edges gilt. Pages are lightly tanned and clean. With 80 hand-colored plates.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. Henry G. Bohn, 1859, 2 volumes in-8 reliés en un volume demi-percaliune velours à coins brune,dos lisse,petits accrocs avec manque de matière à un mors, illustré de 80 planches en couleurs (restées très fraiches) hors-texte de John E. SOWERBY.ex pratiquement exempt de rousseurs.…