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JOHNSTONE, William Grosart and Alexander CROALL. The Nature-Printed British Sea-Weeds. London: Bradbury, Evans, [1859-60]. 4 volumes, 8°. Additional titles and 222 plates. Contemporary black hardgrain half morocco, spines ruled in gilt (spines a little marked). FIRST EDITION. Nissen BBI 1002.
MAURY, Matthew Fontaine (1806-1873). The Physical Geography of the Sea. New York: Harper, 1855. Large 8°. 8 folding plates and plans, a few illustrations (described as plates) in the text (top margins very lightly spotted). Original green decorated cloth gilt (a little rubbed and soiled, endpapers soiled). Provenance: I. Robertson, 1855 (presentation inscription from H. Hardisty).
Together with 2 others similar: G.B. Sowerby's A Conchological Manual (London, 1852) and David Landsborough's Algae; or, Specimens of Scottish Sea-Weeds, with actual specimens mounted (Edinburgh, c.1840). (7)
MAURY, Matthew Fontaine (1806-1873). The Physical Geography of the Sea. New York: Harper, 1855. Large 8°. 8 folding plates and plans, a few illustrations (described as plates) in the text (top margins very lightly spotted). Original green decorated cloth gilt (a little rubbed and soiled, endpapers soiled). Provenance: I. Robertson, 1855 (presentation inscription from H. Hardisty).
Together with 2 others similar: G.B. Sowerby's A Conchological Manual (London, 1852) and David Landsborough's Algae; or, Specimens of Scottish Sea-Weeds, with actual specimens mounted (Edinburgh, c.1840). (7)
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