language of flowers
Subtitle: an alphabet of floral emblems.
Contributors: Thomas Nelson & Sons
Publisher: T. Nelson and Sons
Published: 1858
Place of publication: London; Edinburgh; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 23
Subjects: Gift books -- Specimens.; Flower language.
Genres: Specimens.
Notes: T.p., text and plates printed within triple rule border printed in gold.

Each plate is with a chromolithographed floral illustration mounted within an oval decorative border surrounded with caption titles printed in gold.  Plate [1] is with caption printed in letterpress.

All plates are unsigned and without imprint.

With the same setting of type, but differing signature marks, as in an 1857 edition of this title published by T. Nelson and Sons.  Images on chromolithographed plates are different in this edition than in the 1857 edition. See McLean D 0650.

MASS copy: Bound in red bead-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind; a.e.g.  Upper cover blocked in gold with the same floral illustration as used on copy 2 of McLean D 0650. With pale yellow painted and glazed endpapers.  With presentation inscription dated 1886.