Purchas william henry (9 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. 63.

hardback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, sometime re-case preserving the original green cloth binding lettered gilt, but with new endpapers, armorial gilt roundel to both boards, a very good tightly bound copy, minor spotting to the front pre-lims, large folding map frontis, xxxvii + 549pp.…

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original dark green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt spine, back, and front. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains (xxxvii), 549 pp with folding map, 8 colour plates, 2 lithographs. Front end papers absent, map detached, monochrome and colour plates adhered to the paste downs and to the verso of plates, crinkling of the cloth to the spine, ink fountain notes to the margins of pp 74-76 tape repairs to the map. Member of the P.B.F.A. HEREFORDSHIRE.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket As Issued. First Edition. Gilt titles and decoration on dk green cloth bds, mild tanning to text block edge, darkened backgound colour to spine, upper hinge cracked, but remains a tight copy, previous owner's personal book plate to paste-down, name to verso of ffep, partial and light spotting to first and last couple leaves, wear to spine ends and corners, with sl bump and 6mm slit to bottom edge of upper panel, 2 lithographs present, map to front has 70mm tear, o/w intact, a few minor tiny sporadic surface marks. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 549 pages.…

Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. - Bound in green cloth with gilt titles to cover and spine and blind embossing to covers - Woolhope Naturalists Field Club vignette to covers in gilt - Folding b/w frontis map - Two lithographic plates - Corners bumped and covers rubbed w/ small stain to front - Slight fraying to spine ends and small section missing from head - Edges of text block unevenly toned - Spine cracked but still strong - Minor breach to rear hinge which remains strong - Previous owner's name in ink to front free endpaper - Crease to title page - Small tear to map - Some minor foxing - Book ow/ solid and clean - xxxvii/549 pages.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Pp. xxxvii, 549 frontispiece large foldout map. Original green cloth binding with bright gilt lettering , near fine. Contents clean and tight, original brown end papers, A near fine copy. Size: 8vo. Book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. The first edition of this comprehensive illustrated work on the flora of Herefordshire. The first edition. The introduction of this work was first published in 1967 under the title 'A Flora of Herefordshire: Part 1'.Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece, and three monochrome plates. Collated, complete.Edited by William Henry Purchas and Augustin Ley. Ley was known for his work collecting, mostly in Herefordshire and along the Welsh borders, and was very knowledgeable on Bryophytes. Purchas was educated at Durham and was also a member of Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, for which there is a gilt stamp to the boards.'Plymouth Institute' library copy, with stamps and a bookplate.In the publisher's original cloth. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally smart with a closed tear to the head of the spine, slight rubbing to the extremities, minor marks to the boards and a faint library location mark to the tail of the spine. 'Plymouth Institution' bookplate to the front pastedown with faint tidemarks to the endpapers. Rear hinge tender after pp. 548. Internally, binding strained in places with plate 2 disbound but present. Pages lightly age toned and generally clean with a library stamp to the title page and verso of the frontispiece. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. A signed copy of William Henry Purchas and Augustin Ley's work on the flora in Herefordshire, illustrated with a folding map. Signed by the author to the verso to the front endpaper, 'With A. Ley's kind regards'. This work is a comprehensive guide to the flora to be found growing in Herefordshire. Looking at umbelliferae, primulaceae, orchidaceae, cyperaceae, filices, caryophyllaceae, and much more. With a folding map to the frontispiece, and three plates. Edited by William Henry Purchas and Augustin Ley. Ley was known for his work collecting mostly in Herefordshire and along the Welsh borders, and was very knowledgeable on Bryophytes. Purchas was educated at Durham and was also a member of Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, for which there is a gilt stamp to the boards. Undated, dated from Copac from a copy held at the British Library. In a cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Some minor marks to the boards. Front hinge is starting but firm. Author's ink inscription to the verso to the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). signed by author. book.…

Zustand: Poor. Scuffs to cover & tears to edges/spine. Cracks to hinges & spine loosening. Owner bookplate inside front. Tanning/foxing to pages. 5-6cm tear to map at front. Some pages loosening or corners cut. Considerable pencil notes & markings on several pages.