1946 Flowers of Marsh & Stream and Flowers of the Woods

Description

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

Two volumes. First edition. Two charming works on the flowers of the British Isles in their natural habitat. With reference to individual species and their behaviour in different settings. This set contains: Flowers of Marsh and Stream, 1946. Illustrated with sixteen colour plates. Collated complete. Written by Captain Iolo Aneurin Williams, a British writer, journalist and Liberal Party politician. Illustrated by Noel Rooke, a British wood-engraver and artist. Flowers of the Woods, 1946. Illustrated with twenty-four colour plates. Collated complete. Written by Sir Edward James Salisbury, an English botanist and ecologist.