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| Book Number | B0015319 |
|---|---|
| Title | Wild Flowers |
| Author(s) | Authors: Gilmour, John and Walters, Max John Gilmour (1906 to 1986)—Plant taxonomist and horticulturalist, author,editor of the New Naturalist series from 1943 to 1979, ssistant Director at Kew 1931-46, at Wisley 1946-51 and Director of University Botanic Gardens, Cambridge 1951-73 and Max Walters (1920 to 2005)—Botanist and botanic garden director, experimental taxonomist, editor of the New Naturalist Series from 1981 to 2005, and author of three of the series: Wild Flowers, Mountain Flowers and Wild and Garden Plants |
| Edition and Format | Facsimile Edition—Book edition identified by: Publisher's stated imprint information. Dust jacket edition identified by: Priced 25s on the front flap, last book listed on the rear flap is 'Mumps, Measles and Moziacs' and 'Mushrooms and Toadstools' advertised on the lower panel. [References: The New Naturalists: Half a Century of British Natural History [New Naturalist Series] by Peter Marren, reference 5] Hardcover, Octavo 221 mm (8 3/4 inches) by 160 mm (6 1/4 inches). Xiv and 242 printed pages in publisher's original green buckram with gilt lettering on the spine, in dust jacket. Contains forty five colour plates, twenty seven black and white plates and three line drawings |
| Publisher(s) | William Collins and Sons Limited, London, 1954 stated [2009 actual] William Collins and Sons Limited—(Founded in 1819) A Glasgow-based publisher published a range of bibles, atlases and dictionaries, but equally well known for high profile fiction authors such as H. G.Wells, Agatha Christie, J. R. R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis and non-fiction series such as the New Naturalists Series. Collins merged with Harper and Row to form HarperCollins, of which it is now an imprint. [McBride page 33] [Zempel and Verkler page 99] . |
| Series | New Naturalist Series Number Five New Naturalist Series—A series of books on natural history topics relevant to the British Isles published by Collins and the longest-running a natural history series in the world. A parallel series of 'New Naturalist Monographs' was also published. The first book was originally published in 1945 |
| Content | Content An introduction to British wild flowers with an emphasis on history, ecology and the communities of plants. |
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