Flower Emblems, Or, The Seasons of Life: Selections in Prose and Verse From Various Authors

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Published by Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, London, 1871

About this Item

Thin 4to, pp75 with hand coloured title page and the required 12 chromolithographic plates throughout. Hardcover issued without DJ. Binding of decorative green cloth binding with gilt titles to spine and gilt and black titles , gilt borders and black design to front board in good condition with some rubbing to edges of bevelled boards and a little shelf wear to top and tail of spine. Inside starting to pp17 although binding tight and solid, a few smudges on borders of pages, a faint aroma of smoke and a little yellowing. Otherwise all pages with full edge gilt in very good condition. A nice copy of this compilation of floral emblems, the symbolic interpretations of flowers and the cycle of life. Scarce 1st Edition.

Seller Inventory # 001576

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Flower Emblems, Or, The Seasons of Life: Selections in Prose and Verse From Various Authors
• Publisher: Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, London
• Publication Date: 1871
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature
  • Gardening and Botany
  • Poetry