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- Author
- David Bellamy
- Illustrator
- Marjorie Lyon
- Publisher
- David & Charles
- Year
- 1984
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardback
- Dust jacket
- Yes – Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 0715385909
About this copy
First edition, first printing. This exquisite volume celebrates the wild plants discovered within the grounds of Buckingham Palace. David Bellamy's authoritative text describes over 100 wild plants found in the 49-acre Palace Gardens, supported by chapters on the relationship between English gardens and weeds, the history of the Palace Gardens, and botanical nomenclature.
Marjorie Lyon's 119 colour botanical paintings are displayed throughout, featuring flowers, grasses, berries, trees, bulbs, and insects rendered with both elegance and scientific accuracy. Cloth hardcover with original dust jacket. The jacket is intact, unfaded, and retains its printed £12.95 net price, unclipped.
Condition
- Book
- Very Good – clean interior with tight binding. Boards show only minimal edge-wear from shelving, consistent with age.
- Dust jacket
- Very Good – vibrant colours, intact price, minor wear to edges and folds.
This is a pre-owned book, and minor age-related wear may be present beyond what is specifically mentioned. All readily visible defects have been described to the best of my ability. Please see photos, which form part of the description.
Collector's notes
- First edition in dust jacket with original £12.95 net price intact and unclipped
- Illustrated by Marjorie Lyon in her first book publication; features 119 exquisite colour botanical paintings
- Text by David Bellamy (naturalist, Senior Lecturer in Botany at Durham University)
- David & Charles edition, Newton Abbot/London, 1984
- Subjects: Buckingham Palace, urban flora, wild plants of England, botanical illustration
- Printed in The Netherlands by Royal Smeets Offset BV
This is a pre-owned book. Please look at every photograph: they show its true condition.
