Title: Flores Poetici. The Florist's Manual: Designed as an Introduction to Vegetable Physiology and Systematic Botany for Cultivators of Flowers. Author: Bourne, Hermon Place: Boston Publisher: Munroe and Francis Date: 1833 Description: 288 pp. 73 hand-colored woodcut engravings. (8vo) 23.5x14 cm (9¼x5½") original green floral patterned cloth, spine gilt. First Edition. A scarce American botanical. Bourne was editor of the Literary Magazine. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine ends chipped, joints splitting, bookplate removed from front pastedown; ink number of verso of title page, some foxing; very good. Item number: 269784
Title: Flores Poetici. The Florist's Manual: Designed as an Introduction to Vegetable Physiology and Systematic Botany for Cultivators of Flowers. Author: Bourne, Hermon Place: Boston Publisher: Munroe and Francis Date: 1833 Description: 288 pp. 73 hand-colored woodcut engravings. (8vo) 23.5x14 cm (9¼x5½") original green floral patterned cloth, spine gilt. First Edition. A scarce American botanical. Bourne was editor of the Literary Magazine. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine ends chipped, joints splitting, bookplate removed from front pastedown; ink number of verso of title page, some foxing; very good. Item number: 269784
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