A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden. Set forth in verses and coloured designs.
London: Harper and Brothers, 1899. Small 4to. First edition. Original cloth binding with onlays. Illustrated throughout with colour plates by the artist. 46 full-page plates, frontispiece, and title page. Both boards a little damp-stained towards the top of the spine. Covers a bit dust-soiled and marked. Original gutta percha binding has deteriorated leaving some of the pages a little loose. Contents clean and fresh with no ownership marks. Very good +. Item #6222
A nice, sound copy of this charming but fragile book. 'On plates 5 and 46 the artist introduced his own figure: plate 46 indeed is an excellent portrait.' From Masse's bibliography.
Price: £225.00
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