nature-printed British sea-weeds
Subtitle: a history, accompanied by figures and dissections, of the algae of the British Isles
By: by William Grosart Johnstone and Alexander Croall ; nature-printed by Henry Bradbury.
Contributors: Croall, Alexander, 1809-1885.; Bradbury, Henry, 1831-1860.; Coventry, Alan F. (bookplate); Leighton, John, 1822-1912.; Bradbury & Evans
Publisher: Bradbury and Evans
Published: 1859
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Algae -- Great Britain
Notes: Added engraved t.p. in each volume.

Most plates with imprint: "Nature Printed by Henry Bradbury".

Includes "Bibliography" (v. 4, p. [285]-301), "Glossary of Botanical Terms" (v. 4, p. [303]-307), and General Index (v. 4, p. [309]-324).

RBSC copy: Vol. 2, p. 11-14, 67-68 and plate 70A wanting; v. 4, p. 123-124 and plate 202 wanting.

RBSC copy: With the bookplate of Alan F. Coventry.

RBSC copy: In boxes.

RBSC copy: ----  ------  Copy 2.  Another issue of v. 1 with imprint: London : Bradbury, Evans (undated).  Binding variant.

MASS copy: Bound in green bead grain cloth blocked in gold and blind, with spine signed "JL" [i.e. John Leighton]. Several pages in all volumes uncut. Last two plates in v. 4 [i.e. CCVIII, CCIX] unnumbered.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Rhodospermeae. Fam. I.-IX.; title: v. 2. Rhodospermeae. Fam. X.-XIII.; title: v. 3. Melanospermeae.; title: v. 4. Chlorospermeae.