{"product_id":"echoes-in-plant-and-flower-life-leo-h-grindon-1st-edition","title":"Echoes in Plant and Flower Life, Leo H. Grindon — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003c\/strong\u003e: London, F. Pitman, 1869\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormatting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small 8vo, pp. [vi], 138.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The publisher's original green pebbled cloth is remarkably well-preserved for its age, remaining firm with the gilt lettering and floral centrepiece to the front board still bright and unoxidised. There is minor rubbing to the extremities and slight fraying to the cloth at the spine ends, alongside a touch of faint darkening to the spine, but the binding remains tight and square. The blind-stamped borders are sharp and distinct. Internally, the pages are clean and crisp with only mild, scattered age-toning and very occasional light spotting, primarily confined to the preliminary leaves. The hinges are sound, and the text block is securely bound, presenting a handsome copy of a fragile Victorian production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e First Edition. This charming Victorian botanical treatise by Leo H. Grindon, Lecturer on Botany at the Royal School of Medicine in Manchester, explores plant morphology and the fascinating resemblances, or 'echoes,' found throughout the plant kingdom. The title page features a delicate botanical vignette and bears an early, neat ownership signature of 'Edward M. Harvey' in ink to the upper margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eOriginal 1869 printings in the publisher's cloth are decidedly scarce on the open market. While modern print-on-demand facsimiles are abundant, surviving Victorian copies in this condition are highly uncommonly encountered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eIn \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"9\"\u003eEchoes in Plant and Flower Life\u003c\/i\u003e, celebrated Victorian botanist Leo H. Grindon offers a poetic yet scientifically grounded exploration of the natural world. Rather than producing a dry taxonomic register, Grindon delves into the phenomena of mimicry and morphological repetition; the titular 'echoes' that plants share with one another. Written with the intelligence and accessible charm that made Grindon a beloved figure in Manchester's scientific community, this work bridges the gap between technical botany and philosophical nature writing, inviting readers to appreciate the interconnected patterns of the botanical realm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54424265851219,"sku":"4799","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260723_222042.jpg?v=1785234672","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/echoes-in-plant-and-flower-life-leo-h-grindon-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}