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ISBN 10: 935698333XISBN 13: 9789356983335
Seller: Books Puddle, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: New. pp. 106.
ISBN 10: 935698333XISBN 13: 9789356983335
Seller: Majestic Books, Hounslow, United Kingdom
Book
Condition: New. pp. 106.
Published by . New York, Charles Scribner, 1859, First edition., 1859
Seller: Horizon Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
folio [36.5 x 29 cm]; vii, [i], 44 pp, 22 fine hand colored plates including frontis (complete), each with tissue guard, illustrating 25 flowers. original full blind-stamped leather, gilt picture on front cover, gilt title, gilt spine decorations, all edges gilted, cover wear at edges and joints, slightly foxed on few leaves but overall interior is quite clean and near fine. Nissen 57. Bennett p. 6: '22 brilliant full page plates in color, each plate accompanied by an appropriate poem printed on the opposite page. The flower prints are very fine lithographs by Donaldson Brothers of New York'. Donaldson Brothers are highly celebrated for their fine hand colored botanical books. The frontis is an attractive bouquet. 'Mrs. Badger's fine drawings and talented hand have survived to keep her name alive' [Kramer, Women of Flowers]. A picture of this book is available on request.
Published by New York. Charles Scribner. London. Sampson Low & Son, 1859
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Oversized hardcover. Deluxe full leather binding (the original one) but the front cover is detached and the leather is gone from the spine, leaving only the tan paper beneath. The rear cover is firmly attached. Both boards are elaborately blindstamped, with lettering in gold. Corners worn and some scuffing as well. Front cover (the detached one) slightly bowed). Text block is flat and clean and tight. Pages edges gilt. 43 pages. 22 plates, in color. The frontispiece plate is attached to the front cover, not the text block. The plate for the Wood Lily is detached, but set in its proper place in the book. The plates are: Dogwood, Wild Geranium, Ground Pink, Trailing Arbutus, Hoodleaved Violet, Wild Columbine, Spring Beauty, Wild Honeysuckle, Apple Blossom, Yellow Lily, Harebell, Sweet-Brier, Tulip-Tree, Mountain Laurel, Wild Rose, Daisy, Buttercup, Red Clover, American Rose Bay, Butterfly Weed, Wood Lily, Purple Fringed Orchis, Cardinal Flower, Red Maple, Fringed Gentian. A wonderful American Botany. Hand colored plates. Measures 11.25 x 14.5 inches. Please email with questions or to request photos. {We are well aware that our price is significantly less than the other copy(s) listed -- in this instance, we got a great bargain on this book and would rather sell it for a reasonable profit than hold out for the highest going rate].