Language of Flowers

Language of Flowers

By Kate Greenaway

$6.95

Publication Date: 7th January 1993

Charming reproduction of rare volume by famed 19th-century illustrator includes abundantly illustrated list of over 200 plants and their figurative equivalents — tulip = fame; blue violet = faithfulness, etc. Selection of flower-related verses, including "To a Mountain Daisy" by Robert Burns, appears at back of book. 85 full-color illustrations.

Dover Original.
Format: Paperback
223 in stock
Charming reproduction of rare volume by famed 19th-century illustrator includes abundantly illustrated list of over 200 plants and their figurative equivalents — tulip = fame; blue violet = faithfulness, etc. Selection of flower-related verses, including "To a Mountain Daisy" by Robert Burns, appears at back of book. 85 full-color illustrations.

Dover Original.
Description
Charming reproduction of rare volume by famed 19th-century illustrator includes abundantly illustrated list of over 200 plants and their figurative equivalents — tulip = fame; blue violet = faithfulness, etc. Selection of flower-related verses, including "To a Mountain Daisy" by Robert Burns, appears at back of book. 85 full-color illustrations.

Dover Original.
Details
  • Price: $6.95
  • Pages: 80
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Publication Date: 7th January 1993
  • Trim Size: 4.18 x 5.75 in
  • ISBN: 9780486273723
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Paper Ephemera
    ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Art
    ART / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals
    NATURE / Plants / General
    POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Nature
    NATURE / Plants / Flowers
Author Bio
Kate Greenaway (1846–1901) was one of the most admired children's book illustrators of the Victorian British era, creating simple, expressive, and gleeful images for Under the Window, Marigold Garden, A Apple Pie, and other unforgettable publications.
Charming reproduction of rare volume by famed 19th-century illustrator includes abundantly illustrated list of over 200 plants and their figurative equivalents — tulip = fame; blue violet = faithfulness, etc. Selection of flower-related verses, including "To a Mountain Daisy" by Robert Burns, appears at back of book. 85 full-color illustrations.

Dover Original.
  • Price: $6.95
  • Pages: 80
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Publication Date: 7th January 1993
  • Trim Size: 4.18 x 5.75 in
  • ISBN: 9780486273723
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Paper Ephemera
    ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Art
    ART / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals
    NATURE / Plants / General
    POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Nature
    NATURE / Plants / Flowers
Kate Greenaway (1846–1901) was one of the most admired children's book illustrators of the Victorian British era, creating simple, expressive, and gleeful images for Under the Window, Marigold Garden, A Apple Pie, and other unforgettable publications.