$385.00
c.1900 - Our Country’s Flowers and How to Know Them; Being A Complete Guide to the Flowers and Ferns of Britain
By W. J. Gordon
Introduction By Rev. George Henslow, M.A., F.L.S., F.G.S.
Illustrated By John Allen
Undated, c.1900
Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., LTD/ London
Hardcover. Full red leather binding with gilt detail to borders of both front/back boards. School insignia/crest to front board. Decorative gilt detail to spine wih black label and gilt text. Light rubbing to spine label, Dentelle detail. Marbled endpapers. Marbled edges. Prize school paste-down to inside front board. Frontispiece. Thirty-three full-page botanical color-plates. Numerous black and white botanical drawings. Binding tight. Clean pages. 154pp.
Condition: Very Good ++
Scarce
Size: 5 1/2” x 7 1/2”
An extraordinary piece with stunning plates.