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The Vegetable Kingdom: Embracing the Physiology of Plants, With Their Uses to Man and the Lower Animals, and Their Application in the Art


William Rhind


Blackie & Son 1862

Binding:  Hardback  |  Condition: Very Good  | 

Handsomely rebound, extra illustrated edition of Rhind comprehensive account of the physiology of plant life, with extensive descriptions of many plants and their uses in medicine and industry. With hundreds of b/w wood and steel engravings within the text plus 41 plates to the rear including multiple handcoloured images of plants on 22 plates and b/w scenes of various environments. Recent half-leather binding, with raised bands and gilt decoration to spine. Marbled boards. 8vo. [xii] 720 pp. Some mild spotting and tanning with. Else clean and tight. A terrific example. Very good.

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