Flores Poetici. The Florist's Manual: Designed as an Introduction to Vegetable Physiology and Systematic Botany, for Cultivators of Flowers with more than Eighty Beautifully-Coloured Engravings of Poetic Flowers.

Hermon Bourne

Published by Munroe and Francis, Boston & New York, 1833

About this Item

Full green cloth with black label to spine. 73 half-page handcolored botanical illustrations throughout with descriptive text. Foxing to pages 23 to 37. Very occasional ghosting not affecting images. Wear to head and tail of spine. \ A scarce early American botanical with hand-colored plates. 6 x 9.7 inches (15.2 x 24.6 cm).

Seller Inventory # 9435

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Flores Poetici. The Florist's Manual: Designed as an Introduction to Vegetable Physiology and Systematic Botany, for Cultivators of Flowers with more than Eighty Beautifully-Coloured Engravings of Poetic Flowers.
• Publisher: Munroe and Francis, Boston & New York
• Publication Date: 1833
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Botany
  • Gardening