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Wild Flowers Month by Month in Their Natural Haunts
Edward Step
1905
Frederick Warne and Co : London
8.5" by 6"
[6], 200;
SUMMARY
A profusely illustrated guide to wild flowers seen month by month within various natural habitats.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Leather Binding
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs 2 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 22.99
EU Postage: £ 16.99
European Postage: £ 17.99
Asia Postage: £ 22.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99
DESCRIPTION
The first editions of this illustrated guide to wild flowers over the course of a year. Complete in two volumes.
Bound in half crushed morocco with cloth boards.
Written by Edward Step, who was the author of many popular books on various nature topics such as botany, zoology and mycology.
This work offers a comprehensive view of the growth of wild flowers across the year, with categories pertaining to the environments that would host each species.
With illustrations reproduced from original photographs by the author, including a tissue-guarded colour frontispiece, vignettes and ninety-six plates to each volume.
Collated, complete.
CONDITION
In half crushed morocco binding with cloth boards. Externally, generally smart. Front board to Volume II is detached. With rubbing to the extremities, heaviest to the spines. Light marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with scattered spotting to both title and frontispiece pages, and the odd spot throughout.
Overall Condition: Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
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.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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