Flowers and Their Unbidden Guests. With a prefatory letter by Charles Darwin. The translation Revised and Edited by W. Ogle.
London. C. Kegan Paul & Co. 1878. 1878. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. 19.5cm, first English edition, xvi,164,[32]p., ads., with 3 double page tinted lithographed plates, index of plant names, in the original dark green cloth, black stamped border decorations, gilt titles and decoration on the spine and upper cover, bevelled boards, some broad wear and some wear at the edges, bookplate removed from the front endpaper and early catalogue entry laid in on the free endpaper, complete with half title, good to very good copy, rare (snds) Written by Dr. Kerner who was professor of Botany in the University of Innsbruck. The book merited the commendation of Darwin. The enclosed catalogue comments that "the book should be read in conjunction with that great naturalist's book on the fertilization of orchids" Item #12347
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