{"product_id":"1883-familiar-wild-flowers-illustrated-victorian-antique-book-third-series-1","title":"1883 Familiar Wild Flowers \/ Illustrated Victorian Antique Book (Third Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 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 published in 1883 by Cassell, Petter, Galpin \u0026amp; Co., London. In very good condition, with just tanning and spotting to the pages being the main condition point to note - more details below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHulme 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside the pages are clean and tightly bound. Has fairly heavy tanning and spotting to the early and latter few pages, and then sporadically scattered through the text. Tanning\/spotting also to outside closed edges. One page of text has a small ink smudge. All of the beautiful colour plates are in very good condition. Each has their tissue-guard in place. A couple of tissues are loose. Outside edges are speckled - as produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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. Slight rubbing to the cloth on the spine ends. With a small nick to the cloth at the spine foot. Has a slight bump to the top edge of the front board. The decoration and gilt remain sparkly bright and this is an extremely eye-catching book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 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).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI post regular news and updates on Instagram @bumperboxofdelights\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50097419845869,"sku":null,"price":214.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20260611-105647.jpg?v=1781184261","url":"https:\/\/bumperboxofdelights.com\/en-ie\/products\/1883-familiar-wild-flowers-illustrated-victorian-antique-book-third-series-1","provider":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}