Thomas Moore — British Ferns and Their Allies

London, Routledge, Warne and Routledge, 1861. Cloth. A fascinating botanical work regarding ferns, illustrated with excellent colour plates. This work is an abridgement of Moore's extremely successful 'The Popular History of British Ferns', and describes ferns, club-mosses, pepperworts and horsetails. Written by Thomas Moore (1821-1887), a British botanist and gardener renowned for his sharp expertise on ferns. His works include 'Popular History of British Ferns', 'Handbook of British Ferns', 'The Treasure of Botany' and 'The Clematis as a Garden Flower&apos. He also edited the Gardeners' Chronicle for numerous years amongst other magazines.An early edition of this work.Illustrated with eleven colour plates by W. S. Coleman. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with just some general wear; spine is somewhat faded. Ownership inscription to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: W. S. Coleman. Very Good .