C. Pierpoint Johnson. British Wild Flowers. John Van Voorst, London, 1882.

Price: US$169.32 + shipping

Description: Described With An Introduction And A Key To The Natural Orders by C. Pierpoint Johnson. Reissue. To Which Is Now Added A Supplement Containing 180 Figures Of Lately Discovered Flowering Plants. By John W. Salter. And The Ferns, Horsetails, And Club Mosses by John E. Sowerby. Hard Back. Beautifully rebound by Henry Sotheran Ltd in half rich green leather with green cloth boards. In very good condition despite light fading to the base of the front board and a little surface wear. Top edge of the text block gilt and still bright while the fore edge remain fairly clean. Internally the binding is tight. Decorative endpapers. Pages lightly toned to the extremities although clean throughout. Beautifully illustrated with colour plates by John E. Sowerby. pp. lii 186. Overall a very good copy.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;

Seller: St Marys Books And Prints, Stamford, United Kingdom

Sowerby, John E. (Illustr.) / Johnson, C. Pierpoint (Text). British Wild Flowers. Illustrated by John E. Sowerby. Described, with an introduction and key to the natural orders, by C. Pierpoint Johnson. Re-issue: to which is now added a supplement containing 180 figures of lately discovered flowering plants. By John W. Salter and the Fe. London: John van Voorst 1882, 1882.

Price: US$385.84 + shipping

Description: Gr.8° (25,5 x 17,5 cm); blindgepr. OLwdbd. (Kaliko) mit dekorativen goldgepr. Deckel- und Rückentiteln; Ganzgoldschnitt; koloriertes Frontispiz; (LII) Seiten 2 Tafeln mit 23 s/w-Pflanzenzeichnungen; 186 Seiten mit 1780 farb. Abbildungen auf 89 Tafeln; Verzeichnis der lateinischen und englischen Namen. Einband am Kapital und an den Ecken bestoßen; Gelenke leicht angeplatzt; Vorsatzblätter mit Stockflecken; Buchseiten gering nachgedunkelt, aber sauber.

Seller: Antiquariat Ulrich Doege, Köln, NRW, Germany