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London: George Bell and Sons, 1899. Special reissue of the third edition ( 1872-1893)by the proprietors of "Nature"1899 in later green cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine, new endpapers and reinforced hinges. ex reference library copy. Half title and title pages followed by 216 pages of text, plus one page errata then the plates numbered from 1686 to 1824, all coloured illustrations. 7.75 X 10 inches. Very good copy in a sturdy reference library binding, library book plate on the front pastedown, small library stamp to each of the first three pages and final page, and then each plate has a small round library stamp in the top corner away from the illustrations itself. . Third Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London.: George Bell & Sons., 1902. Special re-issue of third edition. Edited by John T. Boswell Syme. . Hard. Good. 4to. 10 1/4".. Illustrated with 97 coloured plates.. Good. Bound in quarter morocco and cloth. Morocco treated for red rot. Marbled endpapers. Slightly foxed. 332pp and 97 plates.

London: Robert Hardwicke, 1863. Hardcover. Acceptable. . 1863 third and shorter edition, with altered text, some deterioration to the original copper plates causing slight alterations to the images, as well as some uncolored leaf outlines. This edition with plates initialed ""E.B."" Volume 1-6 only, bound in lovely green cloth with decoration in blind and gilt. Covers show minor wear, rubbing, and edgewear. Pages are shaken with scattered foxing. Overall, a set in good condition, with sections shaken loose from the binding but plates all present.

Fine illustrated and antiquarian Botany . 2nd. Ed. Pub. for C.E. Sowerby. [1832]-1846. Twelve volume set with 2,754 fine hand coloured copper engraved plates. Each vol. with seperate Latin and English plant names as published. 8vo. Hardback. Contents very clean with only very occ. quite minor spotting, a little more so to the text sections of two vols. Contemporary cloth binding, internally very sound, externally showing rubbing and some wear, more so to five of the twelve vols. A magnificent work. ‘"English Botany" is of value even to the present day as a work of reference, and as an illustrated flora of our country it has never been surpassed.’ (Henrey).

Fine illustrated and antiquarian Botany . 3rd. Enl. Ed. Pub. George Bell & Sons. 1877-1886. Twelve volume set with 1938 hand-coloured plates. Collated and complete. Small 4to. Hardback. Ex-lib. TEG. Neat repair to blank margin of two text leaves, very minor spotting, o/w. contents very clean and nr. fine. Contemporary half morocco over green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to spines. More recent end-papers and internal hinges neatly strengthened. Bindings showing some rubbing and shelf wear, still very sound and vg. to thor. vg.