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Johnson, Charles & Sowerby, John E. (illustrator).
Grasses of Great Britain Illustrated by John E. Sowerby.
Publisher: Robert Hardwicke, London;
Date of Publication: 1867
Stock Code: 10173
Undated. Large octavo, pp., [2, xxxii, 192]. With 144 hand-coloured plates as called for. Bottle green half morocco with gilt titles to spine and gilt fillets, and light green cloth-covered boards; top edge gilt; marbled endpapers. Spine lightly sunned and leather a little scuffed, Free endpapers and title page toned; scattered foxing, mainly to prelims and endpapers. No annotation or inscriptions. A attractive copy. Comprehensive guide to the numerous species of British grass, “described with observations on their natural history and uses”. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery. £95.00