Frederick Hanham

Natural illustrations of British grasses. Bath: Binns and Goodwin, 1846

Small folio (310 x 205mm.), 62 plates with mounted specimens of grasses, publisher's red roan gilt, some light soiling and show through around the specimens

This work boasts the inclusion of real grass♋ specimens as oppose♔d to engravings. In the preface, the editor states that 62,000 plants were collected and prepared for the edition, requiring significant travel and often working in bad weather.

PROVENANCE:

S.E. Akroyd, bookplate