Wayside and Woodland Blossoms
1896, first edition of the Second Series
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Printing Details
First edition. Hardback, bound in blue-green cloth with gilt titling and decoration to spine and upper board. 16 × 11.5cm, xv + 170pp.
Full title: Wayside and Woodland Blossoms, A Pocket Guide to English Wild Flowers for the Country Rambler (Second Series)
The second book in Step's Wayside and Woodland Flowers, this delightful book describes the plants to be found in the English countryside, including the snowdrop, furze, sheep's fescue grass, jack-by-the-hedge, and treacle mustard. with coloured illustrations for 130 species and black and white for 23 species, with clear descriptions of 325 species.
Condition
Good condition for age. There is some rubbing and bumping to the edges and joints, and some age-toning to the pages but otherwise this copy is in strong readable condition.