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[BOTANY]
Fruits from the Garden and the Field.
A beautiful reflection of nature's bounty. Each plant is associated with a quality or sentiment, which is elegantly but lightly lettered in gold
- Published
- London: Longman & Co, 1850.
- Plates
- 16
- Binding/Size
- S=8vo
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: Longman & Co, 1850.
- Ref
- 457
Illustrations with title + 15 assorted litho-coloured plates. 8vo. Respond in matching brown leather, with full calf, boards attractively tooled in blind; all edges gilt; gilt inner dentelles; boards rubbed; new inner hinges, occasional foxing and marking to contents, corners strengthened. 2pp lacking bottom right-hand corner (no loss to text) occasional small edge tears; MS inscription to a prelim: "Given to William & Ellen Jolly on their wedding May 28th, 1851 by their cousin Fred Most." generally a good copy. *Rebinding and restoration work on this book was carried out by Ron Norman of Hartlepool. (Ronnorm@aol.com)* Coloured plates in order: Title page. 1. 'Affection.' Oranges. 2. 'Kisses.' Strawberries. 3. 'Smiles.' Cherries. 4. 'Tears.' Mulberries. 5. 'Sensibility.' Peach. 6. 'Ambition.' Pomegranate. 7. 'Independence.' Apricots. 8. 'Hospitality.' Grapes. 9. 'Utility.' Apples. 10. 'Charity.' Blackberries & Barberries. 11. 'Strength and Health.' Hops and Wheat. 12. 'Retrospection.' Nuts & Oats. 13. Page of acknowledgments. 14. Page of poetry. 15. Contents page.
