Exeter, UK: Webb & Bower., 1980. 64pp, index,29 full page col plates. Or green cloth in jacket. Jacket edgeworn with 3 short tears, scraped on rear flap fold, slightly soiled. In this survey of flowers mentioned in the works of Shakespeare, the author has based her text on a remarkable collection of delicate 19th century colour engravings by an unknown artist which appeared in a book called the Flowers of Shakespeare. It brings together many fascinating facts and ideas from amny sources including Gerards Herball and the Rev Henry Ellacombes book, The Plant Lore and Garden Craft of Shakespeare first published in 1878. A section of this book on the seasons of Shakespeare's plays and a list of all the plants and flowers mentioned is included after Doris Hunt's text.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Very Good. 4to.

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Bookseller: Lawrence Jones (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 003277
Title: The Flowers of Shakespeare
Author: Hunt, Doris (comp)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Near Very Good
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0906671051
ISBN 13: 9780906671054
Publisher: Webb & Bower.
Place of Publication: Exeter, UK
Date Published: 1980
Keywords: Flowers Shakespeare Plate Illustration
Bookseller catalogs: Agriculture, Farming, Gardening; Natural History; Literature; Natural History & Environment; Literature & Poetry;

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