Edward Step - Wayside & Woodland Blossoms - 3 Volumes -
Edward Step - Wayside & Woodland Blossoms - 3 Volumes - Frederick Warne, x 13 cmVolume 1: First Series - xxxii, 176 pages + 127 colour plates + 150 in-text illustrations.Clear descriptions of 394 species. Pictorial colour key to the plates.Volume 2: Second Series - xxxvi, 171 pages + 130 colour plates + 140 in-text illustrations.Clear descriptions of 349 species. Pictorial colour key to the plates.Volume 3: Third Series - xxxii, 176 pages + 64 colour plates + 87 photographic reproductions, 119 in-text illustrations + pictorial colour key.Clear descriptions of 153 species including all the British Orchids.Beautiful decorative gilt and black covers. Gilt title on spines. Illustrated endpapers. Mottled page edges. Previous owners name and date on inside front endpaper. Original dust-covers. The dust-covers have kept the bindings pristine.A really beautiful and very scarce set in this condition.Shipped and insured by recorded delivery. Read More