Author: Borgesen, F. [Børgesen, F.]
Title: Marine algae from the Canary Islands, especially from Teneriffe and Gran Canaria. I. Chlorophyceae. II. Phaeophyceae. III. Rhodophyceae. [In five parts].
Description: København, Andr. Fred Høst & Søn, 1925-1930. Three parts in five. 8vo (23.5 x 14.9 cm). 485 pp. [I: 123; II: 112; III: 252 (97,97,158)] 226 (groups of) text figures [49; 37; 140 (49,31,60)]; four plates with explanatory text leaves. Uniform quarter cloth over pattered boards. Gilt title on the spines. = Published in the series, Biolologiske Meddelelser of the Det. Kgl. Danske Vid. Selskabernes Seldskab. Very uncommon set, comprising the first three volumes; volume III itself being divided in three parts, viz. I (1927) Bangiales and Nemalionales; II (1929) Cryptonemiales, Gigartinales and Rhodymeniales; III (1930) Ceramiales. The second volume was published in 1926. A fourth volume, on Cyanophyceae, was published in 1936 and -although far more common - is not included. The text is in English, but for some odd reason the plate captions are in French. Provenance: Westfield college, with their bookplate on the front pastedowns, stamp on titles, last text pages, and pocket on rear pastedowns. Otherwise very good, nicely bound and clean.

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