The Moral of Flowers
- Publisher : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, and J. Hatchard
- Published In : London
- Illustrations : 24 hand-col plates
Description:
First edition. Beautiful hand-coloured plates of flowers engraved by William Clark, 'formerly draughtsman and engraver to the London Horticultural Society.'
Condition
Roy. 8vo, orig. half leather, gilt tooling to spine, teg, others uncut, minor wear to extremities, one corner slightly bumped. Early owner's name to half-title. Minor foxing to one plate only, the rest clean and bright. Small Errata slip tipped in at rear. A very good copy with lovely hand-coloured botanical illustrations. Provenance: From the library of Robert J. Hayhurst (1929-2016), bibliophile and book collector, with his book-plate.