Herbarium Lichenes Britannici Exsiccati

by William Allport Leighton

$6,500 · Offered by Burnside Rare Books

London and Shrewsbury: William Pamplin, 1851-54. Nine volumes present vols. 1-6, the first three duplicated ; originally issued in a total of 12 fascicles between 1851-56. An impressive and meticulous herbarium compiled by Reverend William Allport Leighton 1805-1889 , a notable British botanist and clergyman, most known for his pioneering texts on lichens. 305 specimens, unusual in that many specimens are preserved on

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