Britten, James
£400
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 15 January 2014 at 11:00 GMT
Description
European Ferns. Cassell, [1879-81]. 4to, 30 chromolithographed plates, original pictorial green cloth gilt, small stains to lower cover; Lowe, E.J. Ferns: British and exotic. 1856. Volumes 1,3 and part of volumes 2 and 5 only, bound in two volumes, 143 chromolithographed plates, half calf, slightly rubbed; Hulme, F. Edward A series of sketches from nature of plant form. Day & Son, 1868. 4to, lithographed title and 100 chromolithographed plates, original red pictorial cloth, contents working loose, lower cover soiled and worn; Pratt, Anne The flowering plants and ferns of Great Britain. SPCK, [no date]. 5 volumes, 8vo, 242 plates (241 chromolithographed), tissue guards, original green blindstamped cloth, g.e., a clean set; Garwhal Himalayas - Smythe, F.S. The valley of flowers. Hodder & Stoughton, 1938. First edition, 8vo, number 5 of 250 copies signed by the author, plates, original white buckram, t.e.g., in original box but without seed packet, box soiled and a little split; sold not subject to return (10)