1957-1963 The Ladybird Book of British Wild Flowers, and, The Ladybird Book of Garden Flowers, and, The Ladybird Book of Trees.

Description

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

The first edition, first impression of each of these works by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald, namely: The Ladybird Book of British Wild Flowers (1957), and, The Ladybird Book of Garden Flowers (1960), and, The Ladybird Book of Trees (1963).

Each work has decorative endpapers and is filled with several botanical illustrations, both colour plates and monochrome vignettes. Illustrations by Rowland and Edith Hilder (Wild Flowers), John Leigh-Pemberton (Garden Flowers), and S. R. Badmin (Trees). Rowland Hilder and Badmin were important British artists who also worked for the British government's Ministry of Information around the time of the Second World War.

Wild Flowers and Garden Flowers with the original unclipped dust wrapper.

Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald was a naturalist and author who specialised in writing books on wildlife, cats, and dogs. This is lovely a trio of illustrated guides to the flora of Britain which offer their reader excellent summaries of the trees, garden flowers, and wild flowers that can be found on the island.