Familiar Wild Flowers. Figured and Described by F.Edward Hulme. First to Sixth Series with coloured plates. HULME, F.EDWARD: NATURAL HISTORY

Size 5.25 x 7.75 inches. In dark green cloth covers with gilt to spines and fronts. In very good condition. Spines slightly bumped at ends with a few small nicks. Corners slightly bumped. Slight browning to endpapers. Volume I front endpaper pencil inscription. Occasional small marks and foxing spots. Volume I, one plate has large tear, Volume III, one plate detached which a little rubbed on edges. Else a clean and tight set. 6 volumes. With approx 240 chromo lithographic plates, and many wood-engravings and illustrated capitals. Approx. 160 pages per volume. A comprehensive and detailed coverage of common wild flowers of Britain. The colour illustrations are clean and bright. Beautifully illustrated and detailed descriptions of familiar wild flowers. Each volume has short summaries of the flowers to be covered in detail in the following pages.