1891 Familiar Wild Flowers / Illustrated Victorian Antique Book (Third 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. Published in 1891 by Cassell & 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 third 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 the pages are clean and tightly bound, with mild tanning and spotting to the endpapers. No writing or markings of previous ownership. All of the beautiful colour plates are in very good condition. Each has their tissue-guard in place. The tissues have some mild spotting. Outside edges are speckled - as produced.

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 a small black mark on the back board. Slight rubbing to the cloth on the corners and spine ends/joints. Has a small tear to the cloth at the head of the spine, and one small rubbed hole on the front joint. The decoration and gilt remain sparkly bright. Overall a lovely, smart and shiny copy which is extremely eye-catching on display.

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).

* If you would prefer for your book not to be decoratively wrapped and sent simply in the full protective packaging please add a note to the order.

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