c.1900 - Our Country’s Flowers and How to Know Them; Being A Complete Guide to the Flowers and Ferns of Britain

By W. J. Gordon Introduction By Rev. George Henslow, M.A., F.L.S., F.G.S. Illustrated By John Allen Undated, c.1900Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., LTD/ London Hardcover. Full red leather binding with gilt detail to borders of both front/back boards. School insignia/crest to front board. Decorative gilt detail to spine wih black label and gilt text. Light rubbing to spine label, Dentelle detail. Marbled endpapers. Marbled edges. Prize school paste-down to inside front board. Frontispiece. Thirty-three full-page botanical color-plates. Numerous black and white botanical drawings. Binding tight. Clean pages. 154pp. Condition: Very Good ++ Scarce Size: 5 1/2” x 7 1/2” An extraordinary piece with stunning plates.