[English History Collection] – Willett, Wilfred / Webb, Amy D. (Illustrator).

British Wild Flowers and their Garden Varieties – Cornfield Flowers.

London / Melbourne, Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd., 12 cm x 18 cm. 48 pages. Six coloured, tipped-in-plates and several drawings throughout publication. Original Softcover. Good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some spotting evident on edges and markedly so on first and last few pages. Internal pages almost entirely free of spotting. Colour plates in very good condition. Previous owner’s name and address in ink pen on inside of cover. [British Wild Flowers Series (No.4)].

Willett, who was a WWI veteran, wrote all six publications in the series British Wild Flowers and also a publication on British Birds. It contains detailed written descriptions of the flowers, both common and botanical names as well as plenty of line drawings by Webb to help identify the plants.

• Keywords: Botany · British Botanical History · English History Collection · Flora · Flowers · Horticulture · Library & Collection Building · Nature · Plants · Wild Flowers of England
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 60219AB