The British grasses and sedges
By: by Anne Pratt ...
Contributors: Dickes, William, 1815-1892; Curtis, S. fl. 1829-1864 (binder); Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain). Committee of General Literature and Education; Richard Clay (Firm)
Publisher: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge ...
Published: 1859
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: Grasses -- Great Britain.; Cyperaceae -- Great Britain.
Notes: Date taken from British Library Public Catalogue.

"Published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature and Education appointed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge."--T.p.

Part of v. 6 of a work published as a multi-volume set by the same author entitled "Flowering plants and ferns of Great Britain", of which some later eds. have the title: "Flowering plants, grasses, sedges and ferns of Great Britain".

Most plates with imprint: "W. Dickes, del. et sc." or "W. Dickes & Co. del. et sc.".

Plates are colour wood engravings produced using the "Baxter Process", with areas and lines that are printed with an intaglio metal plate.

"The Author and Artist must here express their thanks to Richard Parnell ... , who kindly permitted drawings to be made from various portions of his invaluable work on the Grasses of Britain.": p. viii.

MASS copy: Bound in green fine morocco-grain cloth blocked in blind with the title blocked in gold on the spine; a.e.g.  With an illustration similar to those within the text blocked in blind on the upper cover.  With binder's ticket: "S. Curtis,  Binder.".  With ownership label: "Geoffrey Sydney Williams".