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Thomas Johnson: Botanical Journeys in Kent & Hampstead
JSL Gilmour
1972
The Hunt Botanical Library : Pittsburgh
10.5" by 7.5"
ix, [1], 167pp
SUMMARY
Facsimile of Thomas Johnson's work dedicated to his botanical journeys to Kent and Hampstead by John Gilmour, the author's presentation copy.
Author's Presentation Copy,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Signed,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Near Fine
This book weighs 1 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Facsimile edition of Thomas Johnson's 'Iter' (1629) and 'Descriptio Itineris' (1632) studies of botany in Kent and Hampstead. With introduction and translation.
Edited by British botanist J S L Gilmour. Presentation copy inscribed to Nicholas Wall and signed by the author to front free endpaper, dated 1972.
Thomas Johnson was an English botanist, often known as the "father" of British field botany.
Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. Featuring plates of illustrations.
From the library of Nicholas Wall, with his bookplate to front pastedown. Wall was an English judge, President of the Family Division and Head of Family Justice for England and Wales.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's leatherette binding. Externally lovely. Lightly bumped to head and tail of spine. Dust wrapper excellent with only minor puncture mark to rear wrap, light tape marking internally to wraps, not affecting externals. Spine to dust wrapper sunned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Near Fine Very Good Indeed
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Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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