First Edition, on laid paper, with 300 fine chromolithographed plates. Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies.

4to., 4 volumes in original white buckram, lettered in gilt on spines and upper boards. Spines slightly darkened, otherwise a very good set.

'It attempts to be scientifically accurate as far as it goes, while expressed in language as little technical as possible, so as to be readily intelligible to the non-botanical reader. The object has been to supply a few interesting notes descriptive of the plants delineated and their allies, with such reference as space permits to their geographical distribution, physiology, cultivation, folk-lore, and uses.'

Ida Southwell Perrin (1857-1953) was a distinguished artist, sculptor, botanist, collector and philanthropist. She is also noted for setting up a pottery in the gardens of her house, The Cottage, Bushey Heath, in the early 1920s to carry on the legacy of ceramicist William De Morgan, a key figure in the Arts and Crafts movement.