{"product_id":"xxxx-6","title":"The Floricultural Cabinet and Florist’s Magazine | Fine Binding — Volume V, 1837 | Hand-Colored Botanical Plates","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Floricultural Cabinet and Florist’s Magazine — Volume for 1833\u003cbr\u003eConducted by Joseph Harrison, Gardener to the Right Hon. Lord Wharncliffe, Wortley Hall.\u003cbr\u003eLondon: Whittaker \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn annual bound Volume V from The Floricultural Cabinet and Florist’s Magazine, one of the most admired horticultural periodicals of the early Victorian era. Conducted by noted gardener Joseph Harrison, these volumes celebrate the art and science of floriculture through essays, horticultural society reports, and exquisite hand-coloured botanical plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Floricultural Cabinet captured the growing fascination with ornamental gardening and introduced readers to new plant species arriving from abroad. Each annual volume includes twelve monthly issues bound together, richly illustrated with hand-coloured engravings of flowers, fruits, and exotic plants, alongside cultivation notes and gardening advice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuarter bound in dark green calf with marbled paper boards and beautiful gilt floral decorations to spine. Red leather title labels lettered in gilt. Marbled page edges. Pastel endpapers. Note photos for top spine edge wear. Light wear and rubbing to boards and spine. Binding tight\/sound. Illustrated with 12 hand-coloured botanical plates and engraved decorative title pages. Some light foxing, else clean and bright throughout. Bookplate of William Frankland, Whitby to front pastedown. A well-preserved example of this early Victorian botanical publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBotanical volumes of this era are increasingly difficult to locate, particularly in well-preserved condition with decorative floral gilt spines intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Very Good. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 8.5” x 5.5”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautiful 1837 volume from this distinguished early Victorian botanical publication. An ideal addition to the library of any lover of botanical illustration or early garden literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Honey Bee Mill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54168325390635,"sku":null,"price":385.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/7086\/5251\/files\/IMG_4983.jpg?v=1784248961","url":"https:\/\/honeybeemill.com\/products\/xxxx-6","provider":"Honey Bee Mill","version":"1.0","type":"link"}