Alpine Plants: Figures and Descriptions of the Most Striking and Beautiful of the Alpine Flowers by David Wooster. Published in 1874 by George Bell and Sons. Single volume, second edition, first series. Rebound in a later very attractive green morocco binding with gilt floral decorations on the cover and spine with raised bands and gilt lettering on the spine. Marbled end-papers with a gilt border. Covers in very good condition with slightly bumped corners and some minimal soiling. Previous owner's name on preliminary page. Pages show some light browning and occasional spotting. The edges of the text block are browned. There are 54 pages of chromolithographs (each page 1-3 flowers) are bright.The binding is tight. 152 pages. a very good copy.
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$230.00Price
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