Justin Croft Antiquarian Books : ROPER, F[reeman]. C[larke]. S[amuel]. - Flora of Eastbourne, being an introduction to the Flowering Plants, Ferns, &c., of the Cuckmere district, East Sussex. ...

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ROPER, F[reeman]. C[larke]. S[amuel]. Flora of Eastbourne, being an introduction to the Flowering Plants, Ferns, &c., of the Cuckmere district, East Sussex. With a map. London: John Van Voorst, 1875.

8vo (182 × 110 mm), pp. xliii, [i], 158. Double-page hand-coloured map, photographic portrait. Original green cloth, gilt, wants front and rear endpaper. Slightly rubbed.

First edition. In his preface, subscribed ‘Palgrave House, Eastbourne’, Roper expresses his desire to add a flora of Sussex to the recent floras of Kent (notably Tunbridge Wells). He mentions his own herbarium, but also notes the work of the Eastbourne Natural History Society and several individuals as sources of data. The photographic frontispiece is a fine portrait of the author.

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