Poisonous plants, deadly, dangerous and suspect / engraved on wood and with an introduction by John Nash, with brief descriptions by W. Dallimore, edited by Dr. A.W. Hill, F.R.S.
London: Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, 1A Kensington Place, MCMXXVII
Physical Description
xii, 85 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm.
Series Title
The Haslewood Books
General Note
20 full-page wood-engravings, wood-engraved head and tail-pieces and a front cover design by John Nash.
Some of the leaves are unopened.
Contents
Introduction -- Plants Deadly. Deadly nightshade -- Henbane -- Cuckoo-pint -- Hemlock -- Water Hemlock -- Mont’s Hood -- Plants Dangerous. Foxglove -- Meadow Saffron -- Spurge Laurel -- Thorne Apple -- Caper Spurge -- Herb Paris -- Pasque Flower -- Bear’s-Foot -- Black Bryony -- Yew -- Plants Suspect. Horned Poppy -- Common Buckthorn -- Common Buttercup -- Bitter-sweet
Copy Note
"Of this edition printed in England, on Renker's Ingres paper, at the Curwen Press, 350 numbered copies have been issued. This is number 66." (p.[87]).
Binding Note
Original quarter lime-green cloth. Lettered in gilt on spine: "Poisonous Plants." Front cover design gilt blocked.