James Andrews and Louisa Anne Twamley | Flora's Gems, London, [before 1837], brown cloth gilt rebacked

James Andrews and Louisa Anne Twamley

Flora's Gems, or, the treasures of the parterre. Twelve bouquets, drawn and coloured from nature... with poetical illustrations. London: Charles Tilt, [before 1837]

First edition, large 4to (369 x 275mm.), half-title, hand-coloured additional title, dedication to Her Royal Highness the Princess Victoria, 11 hand-coloured lithographed plates heightened with gum arabic, original dark brown cloth, rebacked with morocco, gilt edges, yellow endpapers, spotting and dampstaining affecting lower margins of last few plates, covers stained, repaired at extremities

For another copy, see previous lot.

LITERATURE:

Dunthorne 13; Nissen BBI 35