THE PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFIC BOTANY; or, Botany as an Inductive Science

SCHLEIDEN, Dr. J.M. trans . by Edwin Lankester

Published by Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London, 1849

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Grey-green blind-stamped cloth with gilt-lettered paneled sp., bottom outer corner of fr. now light brown, remainder and spine sun-faded, most of back greenish-grey original colour, some slight wear, primarily bottom spine rubbing and near erasure of gilt sp. end pub. name, corners only sl. bumped, small cloth nick centre top back, small black ink-spot to sp. traces of ingrained dustiness to top edge of text-block. viii+ 616, 100 small engr. figs on 6 plates ex-pagination in Appendix, 271 text figs; attractive lib. donation plate of The LIbrary, Taunton Castle , 'Presented by Rev. F.M.T. Palgrave 1911', no other lib. marks, his faint pencil sig. and previous dealer's erasable pencil note 'The advent of plant biology' verso fr. t.p., extensive pencil notes recto rear end-paper presumably also by him and also spotted a sm. pencil marginalium on p.539 with two dates - 1872 and 1886 plus words 'Little Park', otherwise internally unmarked, though some similar faint penciled marginalia may lurk, a few incipient but still tight gutter openings, end gutterrepaired and closed with archive repair tape. 15.5cm x 22.5 cm. Seller Inventory # 012749

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFIC BOTANY; or, ...

Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London

Publication Date: 1849

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Edition: 1st Edition