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Natural history & gardening
A Victorian Flower Album
Henry Terry · illustrated by Henry Terry (original 1873 watercolours reproduced)
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- Author
- Henry Terry
- Illustrator
- Henry Terry (original 1873 watercolours reproduced)
- Publisher
- Allen Lane (Penguin Books Ltd) in association with Godfrey Cave Associates Ltd
- Year
- 1978
- Binding
- Hardback
- Dust jacket
- Yes – Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 071391145X
About this copy
A delightful facsimile of a hand-painted album made in the summer of 1873, when a Victorian father painted the wild and garden flowers gathered by his children in the Oxfordshire meadows. Each watercolour is a lovingly faithful portrait, from the humble bugloss to exotic blooms seeded on Oxford's lawn, and the book brings the freshness of that long-ago summer straight to your shelf. Identifications of the flowers and insects were compiled by experts at the British Museum (Natural History).
A handsome hardback complete with its original dust jacket, priced at £6.75 net.
Condition
- Book
- Very Good - a tight, clean copy with bright cover artwork and a sound binding. Light age toning and a few small spots to the endpapers and text paper.
- Dust jacket
- Good - some toning, light edge wear and minor marks to the rear panel. The printed price is intact.
A pre-owned book; any wear beyond that described is minor and in keeping with its age.
Collector's notes
- A faithful 1978 facsimile of a hand-painted 1873 Victorian flower album, full of botanical and insect illustrations.
- Published by Allen Lane (Penguin Books Ltd) in association with Godfrey Cave Associates, London, 1978.
- Foreword by Bridget Boland; flower and insect list compiled by Richard Pankhurst and Paul Whalley of the British Museum (Natural History).
- Original dust jacket with printed price £6.75 net.
A lovely copy, ready for its next reader.
This is a pre-owned book. Please look at every photograph: they show its true condition.
