A natural history of New and rare ferns . Containing species and varieties, none of which are included in any of the eight volumes of "Ferns, British and exotic" by E. J. Lowe.
Edward Joseph Lowe (1825-1900)
Category
Books
Date
1865
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 3145634
Summary
Bibliographic description
viii, 192 p., LXXII leaves of coloured plates : ill. ; 8vo. Provenance: nineteenth century armorial bookplate with crest depicting a lion statant with tail extended and the Talbot motto "Prest d'accomplir" on front pastedown. Provenance: oval shaped embossed bookseller's stamp reading "S.W. Simms bookseller stationer 12, George Street, Bath" on first free end-paper. Binding: nineteenth century publisher's binding in blind-tooled green textured cloth over boards; centrepiece vignette depicting a fern gilt-stamped on upper board and blind-stamped on lower board; blind tooling and gilt tooled title "New and rare ferns. Lowe" on spine.
Makers and roles
Edward Joseph Lowe (1825-1900)