The Green Earth, Cyril Hall, Gresham Library of Knowledge

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Cloth-bound hardback The Green Earth by Cyril Hall, Gresham Library of Knowledge, colour plate and botanical illustrations, bare size about 20 x 13.5 cm, weight about 600 g.

A cloth-bound hardback titled The Green Earth by Cyril Hall, published as part of The Gresham Library of Knowledge. The book measures about 20 x 13.5 cm and carries a gilt-titled spine with the decorative Gresham panel at the foot. The front contains a brightly coloured botanical plate and the text includes several black-and-white botanical illustrations throughout. There is light foxing to the title page and the first few leaves, and the spine ends show modest rubbing, visible in the photographs, otherwise the binding presents well and the plates remain clear and attractive. Pages lie flat and the book has a pleasing weight and presence on the shelf. A handsome educational volume for a collection of botanical or vintage children s science books, a study shelf or a small domestic library, and a useful display piece for anyone interested in natural history ephemera.