Accession number
PML 88986
Published
London : Ernest Nister, 24 St. Bride Street EC. ; New York : E.P. Dutton & Co., 31 West Twenty Third Street, [189-?]
Credit line
Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1979.
Notes
"Printed by E. Nister at Nuremberg (Bavaria)"--t.p.
Twelve unsigned full-page color illustrations of flower girls, accompanied by verses by various authors.
Two parts of text: Part I lists flowers in alphabetical order and the qualities associated with them. Part II lists qualities in alphabetical order and the flowers associated with them.
Engraved title page vignette and floral borders framing the text.
"W.B. Clarke & Co. Booksellers Stationers Boston."--bookseller's ticket pasted on fly-leaf.
Twelve unsigned full-page color illustrations of flower girls, accompanied by verses by various authors.
Two parts of text: Part I lists flowers in alphabetical order and the qualities associated with them. Part II lists qualities in alphabetical order and the flowers associated with them.
Engraved title page vignette and floral borders framing the text.
"W.B. Clarke & Co. Booksellers Stationers Boston."--bookseller's ticket pasted on fly-leaf.
Description
[36] p. : col. ill. (chromolithographs) ; 16 x 13 cm
Provenance
From the library of Lincoln Kirstein.
Binding
Publisher's 1/2 tan embossed paper, with green floral-embossed, rib-grain cloth boards, blocked in gold; with black endpapers.
Classification
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