Journal of the Proceedings of The Linnean Society. Botany. Volume I. bound with; Supplement to Botany. Vol. I. (1859) & Journal of the Proceedings of The Linnean Society. Botany. Volume II.

Volume 1 contains a paper by Darwin, 'On the Action of Sea Water on the Germination of Seeds'. One book containing volumes one and two, plus the supplement to volume one.Half leather binding with marbled boards and gilt title to spine. Wear to exterior as shown with rear joint cracked and board nearly detached, general marks and scuffs. All edges yellow. First title with blind stamp of Wigan Free Public Library to bottom outer corner. Separate dated title and pagination for each part. Pages with a total of 4 plates (bound at the end of volume one and volume two). Light age toning and the odd little mark or spot here and there, otherwise pages are generally clean as shown. Pages: iv, 203pp, [1], 2 plates, [4], 171pp, [1], iv, 205pp, [3], 2 plates. Size: 21.5cm by 13.5cm.