The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain

1899, Anne Pratt's classic botanical title, revised by Edward Step and with 315 colour plates in four volumes

Author

Anne Pratt, revised by Edward Step

Publisher

Frederick Warne & Co, London, 1899

The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain

Printing Details

New edition. Hardback, four volumes complete. Each bound in the original blue green cloth with gilt titling to spine and gilt titling with printed design to upper board. Top edge gilt. Each 25 × 16cm, xiv + 269pp, xii + 279pp, xi +258pp, xi + 215pp.

Anne Pratt's Flowering Plants was first published between 1855 and 1866 in five volumes, and is here presented in a revised edition by naturalist and author Edward Step. The book describes the flora of Great Britain, and is illustrated with 315 colour plates showing upards of 1500 species.

Condition

This set is very good for age with some wear. Volume three has a tear to the head of the spine (about 1.5cm) and vol 2 has some marking to the spine. The books have varying degrees of foxing to the prelims but the main body of text in each volume is in good clean condition. The inner bindings are sound. There is light bumping to the boards and rubbing to the corners but this remains a very decent set. However, it heavy at a just over 5kg.

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