On the various contrivances by which British and foreign orchids are fertilised by insects, . and on the good effects of intercrossing. By Charles Darwin, ... with illustrations.
Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882)
Category
Books
Date
1862
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 3143863
Summary
Bibliographic description
vi, 365, [1], 32p., plate (folded) . ill. . 12mo.. Provenance: Crest bookplate: "William Gibbs.", with motto "En Dios Mi Amparo y Esperanza." [i.e. William Gibbs (1790-1875)].. Binding: Nineteenth-century full brown textured and embossed cloth; gold-tooled spine and orchid motif on left board; white binders ticket on back pastedown: "Bound by dmonds [sic] & Remnants London.]".
Makers and roles
Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882)