Peter Friend - Southern England, New Naturalist No. 125, Signed Leatherbound Lettered Copy

Published by Collins, London, 2019. Full leather gilt binding. New Naturalist No. 125: Southern England by Peter Friend, one of a very small number of lettered copies reserved exclusively for series contributors, with 150 numbered copies made available to subscribers. Full leather gilt with the New Naturalist monogram to the upper cover, two raised bands, and gilt titles at the spine. 414 pp., illustrated with colour photographs and diagrams.

Tipped-in limitation plate to the front endpaper, signed by the author.

This copy is lettered “C” and was reserved for the late British botanist and New Naturalist series co-editor, Professor Richard G. West FRS, with his printed name-plate to the front paste-down.

Provenance: from the library of Professor Richard Gilbert West.

Condition: As New in slipcase; slipcase with a few rubs and minor marks.