Flora's Interpreter: Or, The American Book of Flowers and Sentiments / Sarah Josepha Buell Hale
Entry/Object ID
2017.11.18
Description
223 p., [2] leaves of plates : col. ill.
Note: tissue guarded floral hand colored engraved plates.
A collection of poems about flowers- a common subject and theme for gift books, especially those marketed to the female buyer. Indices of American authors, interpretations, poems.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Flower language, 1830s
Dimensions
Height
7 in
Width
4-3/8 in
Book Details
Author
Sarah Josepha Buell Hale
Edition
First
Publisher
Marsh, Capen & Lyon
Place Published
City
Boston
State/Province
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1832
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Ribbon-Embossed Cloth
Binding Notes
Bound in black ribbon-embossed cloth in an abstract pattern with black leather gilt ruled spine and title.
