1919 British Wildflowers in their Natural Haunts

Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Folding Maps, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

The first edition of Arthur Reginald Horwood's British Wild Flowers In Their Natural Haunts, published by The Gresham Publishing Company in 1919. A complete set of six volumes.

In the publisher's original cloth, with an illustrated frontispiece in each volume apart from volume 6 (the appendices and index). Contains numerous in-text illustrations as well as 63 colour plates of 350 plant drawings by botanical illustrator J.N. Fitch. 11 plates and 3 folding colour maps in volume 1. 17 colour plates and 13 monochrome plates in volume 2. 13 colour plates and 6 monochrome plates in volume 3, with plate XVIII on p.8 missing. 18 colour plates and 7 monochrome plates in volume 4. 15 colour plates and 4 monochrome plates in volume 5. Collated complete.

A detailed study on Britain's wildflowers by botanist Arthur Reginald Horwood, the first to collate them via the scientific method of ecology on such a large scale. Written during a period when learning about the natural world was on increasing demand, the book appeals to the general public, as well as budding entomologists, fungologists and horticulturists. 

Matching Horwood's detailed descriptions are vivid illustrations by J.N. Fitch of the variety of plants and flowers that make up our landscape.