FOBO - Familiar Wild Flowers (page 1/2)

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Ths vignetted initial letter “A” was used as a drop cap, or decorative initial at the start of the section on the Iris. [more...] [$]

Yellow Iris

A yellow flower with long thin leaves of green tinged with red at their pointed tips. [more...] [$]

Front Cover in Green

The front cover features ornate gilt lettering and a picture of some flowers. The binding is green cloth. [$]

Inscription in the book

My copy of the book has my father’s signature, Eric A. Quin, on the inside of the cover and, opposite, this inscription. [more...] [$]

Initil Letter L With Cowslips

Ths vignetted initial letter “L” was used as a drop cap, or decorative initial at the start of the section on the cowslip. The L is in an ornate Victorian style with a diamond pattern on parts of the upright, and [more...] [$]

Images from Familiar Wild Flowers Figured and Described by F. Edward Hulme, F.L.S., F.S.A., First Series, published between 1897 and 1906. I think the individual chapters were published first and then the collection; there were nine volumes in all, but I only have the first, which was given to my father when he was a child and is still in very good condition.

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Familiar Wild Flowers (page 1/2)

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