The Grasses of Great Britain
- Publisher : John E. Sowerby and William Kent & Co.
- Published In : London
- Illustrations : 144 hand col plates
Description:
Illustrated by John E. Sowerby. Described, with observations on their Natural History and Uses by Charles Johnson. First edition. Fine hand coloured lithographs, dated 1857 to 1861.
Freeman 1987; Nissen BBI 996; Stafleu & Cowan 3375.
Condition
8vo (in fours), orig. publisher's green cloth, boards with blind stamped border and decorative corners, gt vignette and title to front board, blind stamped bands and gilt title to spine, teg. Foxing to title-page and some plates (mostly light). An attractive copy in bright, well preserved binding. Provenance: From the Robert J. Hayhurst (1929-2016), bibliophile and book collector, with his book-plate.