Remarks upon the Flora of Liverpool, H. S. Fisher — Offprint / Extract

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Remarks upon the Flora of Liverpool, H. S. Fisher — Offprint / Extract

Name: Remarks upon the Flora of Liverpool, H. S. Fisher — Offprint / Extract
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Publication: Liverpool, Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, 1855

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 165–173.

Condition Report: Very Good. The volume is tightly bound in an attractive, later quarter black cloth with faux-crocodile paper-covered boards. The exterior shows only very minor rubbing to the extremities of the boards and subtle wear to the extreme tips of the spine, with the cloth remaining secure and unfrayed. Internally, the pages are structurally sound with no detached leaves or tearing. There is some light, scattered age-toning and mild foxing to the margins, which is entirely consistent with mid-nineteenth-century paper stock, but the text remains bright, clean, and highly legible throughout. A remarkably well-preserved botanical extract.

Catalogue Note: This volume is an original extract from the Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire (Volume 7), originally read before the society on 24th May, 1855. It retains the original pagination (165–173) and has been custom-bound in a handsome later quarter cloth to serve as a dedicated standalone reference.

Nineteenth-century offprints and regional journal extracts of this nature are scarce on the open market, as they were printed in limited numbers and typically circulated only among society members or institutional libraries. It stands as a fascinating primary artefact of Victorian regional topography and botany.

A succinct yet illuminating record of the botanical landscape of nineteenth-century Liverpool. In this mid-century paper, H. S. Fisher meticulously chronicles the local flora, noting how the city's expanding docks, vast building operations, and railways were rapidly displacing native species while inadvertently introducing foreign seeds via merchandise. Blending ecological concern with rigorous cataloguing, this short work provides an essential historical snapshot of a major industrial city's shifting natural environment.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: H. S. Fisher

Book Publisher: Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Antiquarian

Genre: Education

Book edition:

Signed: No

Book Pages: 9

Book Publication Year: 1855

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover, Quarter Cloth

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Liverpool, United Kingdom

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