Lowe (Edward Joseph). Ferns: British and Exotic, 1st edition, mixed issues, London: Groombridge and Sons, 1856-65. 8 volumes, 8vo (236 x 155 mm), contemporary green half morocco, top edges gilt, 479 chromoxylographic plates with tissue-guards, errata leaf to volume 1, errata slips to volumes 3 and 6, plate-numbers frequently shaved, volume 8 with 4 laid-in watercolours (105 x 135 mm, all but one depicting Italian volcanoes) - ibid. A Natural History of British Grasses, 1st edition, reissue, London: Groombridge and Sons, 1865. 8vo (236 x 152 mm), contemporary maroon half morocco, top edge gilt, 74 chromoxylographic plates with tissue-guards, plate 7 with offsetting from laid-in plant material - ibid. Beautiful Leaved Plants, 1st edition, reissue, London: Groombridge and Sons, 1865. 8vo (235 x 152 mm), contemporary purple half morocco, top edge gilt, 60 chromoxylographic plates with tissue-guards, contemporary watercolour of plate 7 (Anoectochilus Xanthophyllus) laid in, ibid. A Natural History of New and Rare Ferns, 1st edition, reissue, London: Groombridge and Sons, 1865. 8vo (236 x 152 mm), contemporary green half morocco, top edge gilt, 72 chromoxylographic plates (qty: 11) Stafleu & Cowan 5080 (Ferns: British and Exotic), 5081 (British Grasses), 5082 (Beautiful Leaved Plants), 5083 (New and Rare Ferns).