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Flora's lexicon : an interpretation of the language and sentiment of flowers : with an outline of botany and a poetical introduction

Title
  1. Flora's lexicon : an interpretation of the language and sentiment of flowers : with an outline of botany and a poetical introduction / by Catharine H. Waterman.
Published by
  1. Philadelphia : Hooker and Agnew, 1841.
Author
  1. Waterman, Catharine H. (Catharine Harbeson), 1812-

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Additional authors
  1. Fagan, J. (John)
  2. Hooker and Agnew, publisher.
  3. C. Sherman and Co., printer.
  4. Children's Room Collection.
Description
  1. 252 pages, [4] leaves of color plates : illustrations; 20 cm
Subject
  1. Flower language
  2. Flowers -- Gift books
  3. Flowers in literature
Genre/Form
  1. Gift books.
  2. Juvenile literature – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia – 1841.
Call number
  1. *KH 1841 Waterman 13-942
Note
  1. Added illustrated title page.
  2. Imprint on cover: "Philadelphia: Herman Hooker, 1840."
  3. Color plates signed, "Drawn in stone by J. Ackermann. Printed by P.S. Duval Philade."
Provenance (note)
  1. Copy in *KH 1841 Waterman 13-942, inscribed: in graphite, on free upper end leaf, "Mrs. Hatty F. Arthur."
  2. Copy in *KH 1841 Waterman 16-655, inscribed: in ink, on an upper binder's blank, "Harriet E. Bartholomew." And, just below, in graphite, "T.L.S."; on the verso of the lower free end-leaf, in "T.L.S... died July 17th 1843."
Binding (note)
  1. Bound in publisher's decorative yellow paper boards; title printed in blue.
Author
  1. Waterman, Catharine H. (Catharine Harbeson), 1812-
Title
  1. Flora's lexicon : an interpretation of the language and sentiment of flowers : with an outline of botany and a poetical introduction / by Catharine H. Waterman.
Imprint
  1. Philadelphia : Hooker and Agnew, 1841. (Philadelphia : stereotyped by J. Fagan ; printed by C. Sherman and Co.)
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Provenance
  1. Copy in *KH 1841 Waterman 13-942, inscribed: in graphite, on free upper end leaf, "Mrs. Hatty F. Arthur." NN
  2. Copy in *KH 1841 Waterman 16-655, inscribed: in ink, on an upper binder's blank, "Harriet E. Bartholomew." And, just below, in graphite, "T.L.S."; on the verso of the lower free end-leaf, in "T.L.S... died July 17th 1843."
Binding
  1. Bound in publisher's decorative yellow paper boards; title printed in blue. NN
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Added author
  1. Fagan, J. (John), stereotyper.
  2. Hooker and Agnew, publisher.
  3. C. Sherman and Co., printer.
  4. Children's Room Collection.
Research call number
  1. *KH 1841 Waterman 13-942
  2. *KH 1841 Waterman 16-655
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