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With 30 hand-colored lithographs of Flowers
With 30 hand-colored lithographs of Flowers
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Author: Keese, John
Title: The Floral Keepsake, with Thirty Engravings Elegantly Colored from Nature
Place Published: New York
Publisher:Leavitt & Allen
Date Published: 1854
Description:


112 pp. With hand-colored lithographic half-title, presentation leaf, and 30 botanical plates. 25.5x19.4 cm (10x7½"), original green cloth boards decorated in blind with morocco cover labels stamped in gilt.



Bennett believes the first printing of this floral color plate book occurred sometime around 1845. A charming work, representative of the more elaborate 19th-century American floral plate books. Each of the beautiful plates is accompanied by sentimental text.

Condition
Front cover detached, spine strip lost, rubbing and bumping to boards; leaves coming loose, foxing throughout; good deserving of repair.
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With 30 hand-colored lithographs of Flowers

Estimate $300 - $500
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Starting Price $150
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