HASSARD, Annie.   FLORAL DECORATIONS FOR THE DWELLING HOUSE.   A Practical Guide To The Home Arrangement Of Plants And Flowers.       London: MacMillan and Co.,   1875.          First edition. One of the best and scarcest of the popular Victorian manuals on floral home decoration. The subjects covered are numerous: artificial lighting of the dining table and the placement of plants on the table, wiring and gumming flowers, floral arches, table decorations for Christmas, vases for the breakfast and drawing room, wreaths and garlands around the fireplace, hand bouquets and sprays for the hair, plant-stands for the hall, etc. There are illustrations throughout, many provided to the author by William Robinson.   8vo (18.2 x 12 cm); vi + 163 pp. with numerous wood-engraved text illustrations + 9 wood-engraved plates            Original cloth with gilt rusticated lettering on upper cover and spine, also with gilt floral spray designs on upper cover and spine, minor shelf wear, most noticeably at head of spine; else a fine copy. $225.00

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