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"Wild Flowers of Colorado" E. Thayer 1st Ed 1885

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 500.00 USD
 Wild Flowers of Colorado  E. Thayer 1st Ed 1885
Featured in this lot is this 1885 first edition of "Wild Flowers of Colorado: From Original Water Color Sketches Drawn From Nature" by Emma Homan Thayer. This is a beautiful 19th-century botanical book filled with colored illustrations of flowers and plants from Colorado. This work was originally designed as a travel companion for flower enthusiasts and is still desirable because of the beautiful color images. This 1885 first edition is bound in brown cloth, showing gold gilt in the title and the flowers on the front cover. The book features 24 colored prints from original watercolor paintings. The book shows good condition overall with some wear present to the edges and corners of the book, but no signs of obvious damage are present. The interior pages show good condition as well. The book measures 12 5/8" L x 9 3/4" W x 15/16" D and weighs 3 pounds and 8 ounces.