BURKE, Mrs. L

The Coloured Language of Flowers

London: George Routledge, c.1880. Hardcover. Small volume measuring 4.75 x 3.5", patterned paper over blue cloth boards, gilt titles and page edges, hand colored and black and white illustrations throughout, 128 pp. Charming Victorian-era symbolic guide to flower meanings, part of the 19th-century fascination with floriography. Scattered foxing throughout, ends of spine and corners rubbed and with some wear, fore edge rubbed and with loss of paper, else a very good copy. Item #14519

Price: $200.00