Search Results: autumnal leaves by heath francis george

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-06-01. Paperback. Good.

London: Kegan Paul Trench, 1885. Third and cheaper edition. 8vo, pp. 352 + adv. Bound in stamped brown cloth, with leaf pattern. Library bookplate. A discussion of hardwood foliage with lithographed illustrations of coloured leaves. Heath was the author of numerous books including Sylvan Spring, The Fern Portfolio, Our Woodland Trees, etc.

London: The Imperial Press, 1899. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. This ode to autumnal foliage forms the "first attempt ever made in England to reproduce in facsimile...not merely the exquisite tinting but the forms and venation of the most prominent and conspicuous of the leaves whose dying splendour lights up with so much of brilliancy and beauty our autumnal hedges and woodlands..." Part I of this harvest-time handbook features a series of "Autumn Rambles" across the English countryside, with Part II forming the in-depth study of autumnal leaves tree by tree. Boasting a vibrant color frontispiece and 11 color plates produced in facsimile from leaves collected and arranged by the author, 4 page and 14 vignette wood illustrations of New Forest Scenery, engraved by James D. Cooper from drawings by Frederick G. Short, and 12 charming initial-letter leaf designs also by the author, this 1899 edition of Autumnal Leaves is a feast for Fall-loving eyes. Author Francis… Read More

London: The Imperial Press. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1899. Hardcover. 1/4" tear to cloth at head of spine. Moderate fading and rubbing to spine and edges of boards. Rear hinge just starting.; Inscribed by the author on half-title page: "Arthur [?] Esq. MA [?] with the compliments & esteem of Francis Geo Heath". Stated "Fourth Edition". [6], xvi, [3], 20-352 pages + 32 pages advertisements + 12 colour plates (including frontis) + 4 b&w full page plates (within the pagination) + 14 b&w vignette illustrations + 12 initial-letter leaf engravings. Red cloth boards with leaf illustrations on spine and front board. Gilt lettering on spine and front board. Black endpapers. Page dimensions: 194 135mm. The preliminaries include a 7 page "Advertisement to the New Edition" with numerous quotations from press reviews.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Signed by Author .