Familiar Wild Flowers Figured and described by F. Edward Hulme, F.L.S., F.S.A. Cassell and Company, Limited 1902 Publishers decorative floral green covers. Gilt titles to cover and spine. 280 beautifull chromolithograph plates. Illustrated capital letter to each chapter head. Sporadic foxing to some text. Plates are very clean and bright. 7 parts. Frederick Edward Hulme (1841-1909), naturalist and artist, was born in Staffordshire England, the son of Frederick William Hulme, a landscape painter. In 1870 he was appointed art and drawing master at Marlborough College, wich was around the time he published Familiar Wild Flowers. His best known work, Familiar Garden Flowers was published later in his career. The plates reveal the same level of skill and beauty exhibited in his earlier works. All 7 books in very good condition. Magnificent set. Almost as good as new. Rare set of 7 parts! Total weight ca. 3 kg.