Biologia centrali-americana : or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America / edited by F. Du Cane Godman and Osbert Salvin. Botany / by W. Botting Hemsley.
Publication details: London : Published for the editors by R. H. Porter and Dulau & Co., 1879-88. Description: 5 volumes in 4 : 110 (i.e. 111) lithographic plates (partly coloured, including map)Other title: Botany [Distinctive title] | Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America | CycadaceacSubject(s): Botany -- Central America | Botany -- Mexico| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Originally issued in parts. Paper front covers and prospectus for Parts I-VI bound at end of RPS Library's Volume 1; front covers & prospectus for Parts VII-XIII bound at end of RPS Library's Volume 2; front covers & prospectus for Parts XIV-XXV bound at end of Library's Volume 4.
Volume 5 contained List of Plates and Plates I-CX & XLI*, but in the RPS Library's copy the relevant plates are bound at the end of volumes 1-3, with plate 110 bound in volume 4.
In RPS Library's copy, volume 2, plates 36-40 are misbound after plate 41, 41* and 42.
Cycadaceac, by W. T. Thiselton-Dyer in Volume 3.
Commentary on the introduction and appendix, by Sir J. D. Hooker in Volume 4.
Printer's device on t.p. verso of each volume.
Bibliography: v. 4, p. 316-332.
Vol. 1: Manuscript note on fly leaf verso : "The Introduction (with new title-page) was issued on the completion of the work in 1888, and will be found at the end of vol. 4, with new titlepages and contents for vol. 2, and a title-page and list of plates for binding separate volume (5) with the plates." Also "This vol. contains plates 1-35".
Vol. 2: Pencil annotation on t.p.: "with plates 36-69".
Vol. 3: Pencil annotations on t.p. indicating plates 70-109 present.
Vol. 4: Pencil annotations on t.p. indicating contents of volume and notes to the binder. Previous Accession Numbers: ADWA, 8422, 8896, 10839, 10840. Previous Classmark: 582/9:917.2 Previous location: Basement Store Shelf 30.2.
Front boards bear The Pharmaceutical Society Stamp. Binding rubbed.