Wonders of the vegetable world.
Contributors: Freeman, William Henry, fl. 1839-1875.
Publisher: T. Nelson and Sons
Published: 1872
Place of publication: London; Edinburgh; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 119
Subjects: Botany -- Juvenile literature.; Trees -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Notes: Added chromolithographed illustrated t.p.

"This little volume is intended as an introduction to a study at once agreeable, useful, and humanizing.  It does not deal, however, with the scientific elements or technicalities of Botany.  It is an introduction in this sense only: that, by describing the remarkable characteristics of some famous trees and singular plants, it shows how genuine is its interest, how delightful its variety, how manifold are its uses: and thus -- the writer hopes -- will induce the youthful reader to cultivate a further knowledge of the science."--Preface signed "W. H. D. A." [i.e. W. H. Davenport Adams].

Authorship taken from British Library Public Catalogue.

T.p. printed within thin black rule border.

Wood-engraved plates included in pagination.

Preliminary chromolithographed plate is unsigned and without imprint.

A few wood-engraved illustrations and plates are signed "W. H. Freeman" [i.e. William Henry Freeman?].  One is signed "DW Sc.".

Includes wood-engraved decorative head-pieces, tail-pieces and small initials.

With the same setting of type, wood-engraved plates and illustrations and chromolithographed plate as used in an edition of this title published in 1877 by T. Nelson and Sons.  See McLean D 0013.85.

MASS copy: Bound in green sand-grain cloth blocked in black and blind with the spine blocked in gold, in the same design as McLean D 0013.85.  With light yellow glazed endpapers.  With partially erased ownership inscription dated 1873: "[ ...] Stevens".