The Ferns of Great Britain
- Publisher : John E. Sowerby
- Published In : London
- Illustrations : 49 partly hand-col plates
Description:
First edition. Illustrated with fine hand-coloured lithographs by John E. Sowerby, The Descriptions, Synonyms, &c. by Charles Johnson.
Freeman, 1984.
Condition
Roy. 8vo, orig. blue cloth (slightly rubbed, light wear to head/foot of spine), blind-stamped decorative frame to both boards, central gt fern design to front board, spine with gt title and decorative design, marbled edges and endpapers. A few neat pencil annotations to text. Occasional spotting, small marginal stain to one page and two plates. Vg. From the library of Michael Bryant, Hampshire ornithologist, with his book plate.
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