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Nature-Printed British Ferns: Being Figures and Descriptions of the Species and Varieties of Ferns Found in the United Kingdom

Author Thomas Moore British
Illustrator Nature printed by Henry Riley Bradley British
Publisher Printed and published by Bradbury & Evans British
1863
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Object Information
  • Title: Nature-Printed British Ferns: Being Figures and Descriptions of the Species and Varieties of Ferns Found in the United Kingdom
  • Author: Thomas Moore (British, Stoke, Surrey 1821–1887 Chelsea)
  • Illustrator: Nature printed by Henry Riley Bradley (British, 1831–1860)
  • Publisher: Printed and published by Bradbury & Evans
  • Date: 1863
  • Medium: Illustrations: nature printed in green with hand colored highlights in brown and dark green
  • Dimensions: 9 7/8 × 6 7/8 × 1 5/8 in. (25.1 × 17.5 × 4.1 cm)
    9 7/8 × 6 7/8 × 2 1/4 in. (25.1 × 17.5 × 5.7 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Harvey Smith, 1977
  • Object Number: 1977.595.59(1–2)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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