Flower and Fruit Decoration

1862. MARCH, T.C. Flower and Fruit Decoration: With some Remarks on the Treatment of Town Gardens, Terraces, &c... viii, 112 pp, plus 16 pp of ads. Illustrated with a hand-coloured wood-engraved frontispiece, numerous black and white wood engravings throughout, and 8 plates with a total of 43 hand-coloured wood engravings juxtaposing colours for table settings and floral boarders for gardens. 8vo., 220 x 140 mm, rebound in gray cloth with the original illustrated paper covers laid down. London: Harrison, 1862. First Edition. A scarce work that applies colour theory to flower arrangements and small garden designs through a series of unusual hand-coloured wood engravings. The diagrams demonstrate the best colour combinations for groups of three table arrangements, followed by illustrations of different coloured borders for small gardens. T.C. March participated in table arrangement competitions held by Dobson and Pearce, St. James Street, in 1861 and also made arrangements of the Great Exhibition of 1862. Some scattered light spotting, the colour plates are bright and fresh, overall very good.