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Beautiful Wild Flowers of America
Illustrated by: Isaac Sprague (American, 1811–1895)
Editor: Alpheus Baker Hervey (American, 1839–1931)
Publisher: Samuel E. Cassino (American, 19th century)
Editor: Alpheus Baker Hervey (American, 1839–1931)
Publisher: Samuel E. Cassino (American, 19th century)
1882
Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 13 [of 14] chromolithographs
Dimensions
Overall: 32.5 x 25.7 x 2.5 cm (12 13/16 x 10 1/8 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Pricilla Sprague
Accession Number69.21
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Boston: S.E. Cassino, 1882
Description(Boston: S.E. Cassino, 1882) 32.5 cm; 156 pp., plus 13 plates [pl. IX lacking]; original publisher's black- and gilt-stamped red cloth.
Apparently another edition of this title was published the same year also in Boston by Estes & Lauriat. There is no indication of the lithographic printer.
The MFA owns a number of watercolors by Sprague for his publications on flowers, along with several individual proofs of the chromolithographed illustrations.
Apparently another edition of this title was published the same year also in Boston by Estes & Lauriat. There is no indication of the lithographic printer.
The MFA owns a number of watercolors by Sprague for his publications on flowers, along with several individual proofs of the chromolithographed illustrations.
ProvenancePriscilla Sprague (granddaughter of the artist) Kingston, MA; gift to MFA, January 8, 1969.