1883 Familiar Wild Flowers / Illustrated Victorian Antique Book (First Series)

A beautiful, antique edition of Familiar Wild Flowers by F Edward Hulme. With forty bright colour plate illustrations, and in a gorgeous binding with hand-painted flowers on the front board. Undated, but would have been published in 1883 by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London. In very good condition - more details below.

Hulme produced five series of his Familiar Wild Flowers over the years and this is a first series collection with forty flowers described in detail, each with an ornate decorative initial and footer and its own colour plate. Each volume stands on their own individually.

Inside opens with a pencilled name to the front pasted down, but no other writing or markings of previous ownership. All of the coloured plates are in top order. Gapes at the gutter in places, but the binding remains good and strong. All edges are gilt.

In a striking green and gold binding with hand-painted flowers on the front board. The boards are a work of art in themselves, and with each copy being hand-painted they are all unique. With gilt and black border on the front and spine. Has some rubbing to the cloth on the spine ends, and to the spine joints where there are a few small holes to the cloth. Also a small split to the cloth at the spine head (see photos). This is all to the cloth only, and the binding is good and strong. The decoration and gilt remain sparkly bright, and this is an extremely eye-catching book.

Your antique copy of Familiar Wild Flowers will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged with tracking and insurance. I am always happy to add a gift card with a message to the parcel.

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H 19.5 cm x W 14 cm, 160 pages, 0.6 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. (There are just a very few countries which I am unable to ship to).

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