PRATT, ANNE.The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges, and Ferns of Great Britain. London: Society for the Promulgation of Christian Knowledge. no date. [1860's] Full contemporary green morocco, gilt decoration, pale yellow endpapers, all edges gilt. An excellent, early set of this botanical classic, with the nice plates, and beautiful bindings. As usual, volumes 1-5 are numbered on the bindings; the final volume (devoted to ferns) does not have a volume number specified. With the 317 colored plates (plus one uncolored, as usual). Anne Pratt became one of the most famous and successful botanical artists of the 19th century, writing over twenty books on the subject. PROVENANCE: Estate of Jim Graham, former Washington, DC, Councilman Estimate $1,000-2,000
