Gramina Britannica; or representations of British grasses, London, 1804, contemporary half calf

Lot 64
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Lot 64 | Gramina Britannica; or representations of British grasses, London, 1804, contemporary half calf
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Gramina Britannica; or representations of British grasses. London: printed for the Author by T. Bensley, 1804

FIRST EDITION, 4to (315 x 240mm.), 119 coloured plates, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, leaves uncut, marbled endpapers, slightly foxed in places, joints cracked

"According to the minutes of the Linnaean Soc., 24 Mai 1825, only 100 copies were left after a fire at Bensley" (Stafleu).
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