Fertilisation of Orchids / The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects

Second Hand
Hardcover
Author: Darwin, C.
Published by: John Murray

2nd edition (Popular edition). Book Condition: Good.
The Popular Edition in green cloth with gilt spine titles and black titles and geometric decoration to front board; xvi+300pp+4pp.advs. Light wear to top and bottom of spine and joints, spine faded to blue, slight wrinkling of cloth, else crisp, clean and bright externally. Hinges beginning to crack / weaken. The contents remain crisp, clean and bright, with the exception of occasional underlining in pencil, though with sporadic foxing. Inscription to FFEP. Illustrated by numerous B&W line drawings.