HOOKER, Sir WILLIAM J. British Jungermanniae: Being a History and Description, with Colored Figures, of Each Species of the Genus, and Microscopical Analyses of the Parts. London: Longman, et al., 1816. 4to, 295 x 218 mm., contemporary half morocco gilt, upper cover nearly detached; some pale offsetting onto plates. PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Hooker on the half-title: "Wm. Gouslie Junr. Esq. from the Author. August 1841." 88 hand-colored engraved plates. Nissen BBI 916 (incorrectly calling for 92 plates); Stafleu & Cowan TL2 2987. Provenance : William Gouslie, Jr., presentation inscription from the author on half-title -- Kenneth K. Mackenzie; Horticultural Society of New York, bookplate -- Robert de Belder.
HOOKER, Sir WILLIAM J. British Jungermanniae: Being a History and Description, with Colored Figures, of Each Species of the Genus, and Microscopical Analyses of the Parts. London: Longman, et al., 1816. 4to, 295 x 218 mm., contemporary half morocco gilt, upper cover nearly detached; some pale offsetting onto plates. PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Hooker on the half-title: "Wm. Gouslie Junr. Esq. from the Author. August 1841." 88 hand-colored engraved plates. Nissen BBI 916 (incorrectly calling for 92 plates); Stafleu & Cowan TL2 2987. Provenance : William Gouslie, Jr., presentation inscription from the author on half-title -- Kenneth K. Mackenzie; Horticultural Society of New York, bookplate -- Robert de Belder.
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