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Click here to see our other books!Ferny Combes. A Ramble After Ferns in the Glens and Valleys of DevonshireCharlotte Chanter1856Lovell Reeve : London7\" by 4.5\"[9], 2-118, 24pp
SUMMARY
An excellent copy of the very scarce first edition of this influential work on the ferns in Devonshire, illustrated with beautiful colour plates.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers\' Original Binding,Very Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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DESCRIPTION
The very scarce first edition of this work.
\'Ferny Combes\' is a charming work on the diversity of ferns to be found in Devonshire.
This work helped set off the Victorian fad for collecting ferns in Devonshire.
Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and seven colour plates.
Collated, complete.
Written by Charlotte Chanter, who is best known for this work.
Twenty-four pages of publisher\'s adverts to the rear.
CONDITION
In the original publisher\'s cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Minor rubbing to the boards and spine. Front hinge is starting a touch but still firm. Lacks front endpaper. Label to the rear pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under \'condition\'
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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