first edition Hardcover
1854 · London
by Harrison, Joseph (Editor)
London: Whittaker and Co, 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Buckram spine with call number at top, titling below, marbled paper-covered boards with wear at edges. Ex-Library with bookplate on front pastedown. Endpapers have darkened considerably over time. Each month compiled within this volume has a vibrant, hand colored flower illustration as a frontispiece. The magazine was not published all twelve months of the year, no publication in May, June & October. The month of August is missing its plate, the plate and title page for the month of December is missing.
(Inventory #: 25208)