Badger, Mrs. C. M.

Floral Belles from the Greenhouse and Garden. New York: Charles Scribner, 1867

Folio (17 x 12 1/2 in.; 430 x 320 mm). 16 handcolored lithographed plates (including frontispiece). Full red morocco, border of floral tools and Chinese Chippendale lattice-work cornerpieces stamped in gilt on the upper cover and in blind on the lower cover, title gilt-stamped on upper cover, the spine in 6 compartments gilt-stamped with a thistle tool, raised bands, marbled endpapers, edges gilt; expertly rebacked with color restoration.

Nissen BBI 56

Folio (17 x 12 1/2 in.; 430 x 320 mm). 16 handcolored lithographed plates (including frontispiece). Full red morocco, border of floral tools and Chinese Chippendale lattice-work cornerpieces stamped in gilt on the upper cover and in blind on the lower cover, title gilt-stamped on upper cover, the spine in 6 compartments gilt-stamped with a thistle tool, raised bands, marbled endpapers, edges gilt; expertly rebacked with color restoration.
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First edition.