Thomas Moore — British Ferns and Their Allies

London, Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1861. Cloth. Thomas Moore's interesting botanical work regarding ferns, illustrated with beautiful colour plates. An early edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Previous owner's ink inscription to the front free end paper, dated 1862. Illustrated with eleven lovely colour plates. Lacking the frontispiece. Collated.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. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Faded, more so to the spine, with a little bumping to the extremities. Mark to the rear board. Small tears to the front joint. Shelf wear to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the odd spot and handling mark. Good . Ill.: W. S. Coleman. Good .