LAWRANCE, Mary.
A collection of roses from nature.
Description
Folio (39 x 30 cm), hand-coloured stipple-engraved frontispiece, calligraphic title-page and dedication leaf, 90 etched and stipple-engraved plates, all hand-coloured, 4 partly or entirely captioned in the author's hand, 2 leaves of letterpress at end. Burgundy morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf, triple gilt fillet borders on covers, spine gilt with rose motifs in compartments, gilt lettered in two, gilt edges.
Bibliography
Dunthorne 176; Great Flower Books, p. 64; Henrey 3:948; Nissen (BBI), 1151; An Oak Spring Flora 78; not in Hunt.
Stock ID:84800