THORNTON, Robert John (commentary by Stephen Harris). The Temple of Flora. London: The Folio Society, 2008. 2 vols.

Elephant folio. Main volume hand bound by Smith Settle in quarter dark green goatskin and dark green canvas cloth. Spine lettered in gilt on black leather panel. Cover illustration in gilt and colour after the plate The Night-Blowing Cereus, reproduced by David Eccles. Upper edge stained dark green. Main volume: 9 preliminary monochrome plates, 5 preliminary colour plates, 29 full-colour floral plates, and 2 loose full-colour plates in envelope. Commentary volume by Stephen Harris bound in dark green buckram, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, 117 pp. Housed in green canvas cloth solander case. First Folio Society edition. Facsimile. Limitation: 1,980 copies printed in total, of which 600 were bound with the full text; this being number 23 of those 600.

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