1914-1920 The Cambridge British Flora

Description

Illustrated, Original Binding

Volumes II and III of The Cambridge British Flora. Bound in four volumes, comprising of two illustrated volumes accompanyed by two text volumes. Originally part of a ten volume work. In total across both illustrated volumes there are 397 plates, illustrated by E W Hunnybun, a famed botanical artist. With an additional frontispiece and several vignettes in the accompanying text volumes. Ex libris 6th Duke of Portland as indicated by bookplate to front pastedown of three of the four volumes. William Cavendish-Bentinck was a British landowner, courtier and Conservative politician. He served as a lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards and had a flourishing military career. Upon leaving his military career he pursued politics and sat on Conservative benches in the House of Lords. Written by Charles Edward Moss with the assistance of specialists in certain genera. Moss was an English born South African botanist, he edited this very high standard reference work which was unfortunately abandoned before it could reach its ten volumes.