1890 Scarce Victorian Floriography Book ~ The Language of Flowers by Ernest Nister.
(Description)
Author: Unknown.
Title: The Language of Flowers.
Publisher: London and New York: Ernest Nister/E. P. Dutton & Co., no date (circa 1890). First Edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 6" X 5.5".
Pages: Unpaginated.
Binding: Good original full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall worn, soiled and scuffed, gilt title faded - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Good content (tight, some light foxing and staining - as shown, staining to the upper edge of preliminary and last pages - as shown, rear endpaper inner hinge worn but still tight - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the 12 enchanting chromolithograph plates.
Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies available worldwide).
The book: Scarce Victorian Floriography book printed in Bavaria for Ernest Nister with 12 enchanting chromolithograph plates each of a very pretty young girl dressed beautifully in the petals of a flower or plant. Around the image is a short verse about the plant. Part I of the text lists flowers in alphabetical order and the qualities associated with them. Part II lists qualities in alphabetical order and the flowers associated with them, text printed within floral borders.