Lankester, Phebe, 1825-1900, Wild flowers worth notice , 1861
- Title(s):
- Wild flowers worth notice : being a selection from the British flora of some of our native plants, which are most attractive from their beauty, uses, or associations / by Mrs. Lankester ; fully illustrated by J.E. Sowerby.
- Published/Created:
- London : R. Hardwicke, 1861.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 138, [2] p., [8] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 17 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsQK306 .L36 1861Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/9294296
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Title stamped in gilt on front cover: Wild flowers by Mrs. Lankester.
Includes index.
Publisher's advertisement, [2] p. at end.
Of green leaf, bird, and flower: artists' books and the natural world, p. 78
Selected exhibitions: "'Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower': Artists' Books and the Natural World" (Yale Center for British Art, May 15 - August 10, 2014).
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in publisher's blind- and gilt-stamped green cloth; gilt edges. Publisher's advertisements on verso of front cover and recto of back cover. - Subject Terms:
- Botany -- Great Britain.Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.Wild flowers -- Great Britain.
- Form/Genre:
- Wood engravings.
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"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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