The Language of Flowers / edited by Gregory C. Aaron ; illustrated by Pierre-Joseph Redouté.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aaron, Gregory C.

Contributor:

Redouté, Pierre Joseph, 1759-1840, illustrator.

Longo, Stephanie, designer.

Running Press, publisher.

Running Press Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Running Press miniature edition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flower language.

Flowers--Symbolic aspects.

Flowers.

Flowers--Folklore.

Miniature books--Specimens.

Miniature books.

Genre:

Folklore.

Specimens.

Artists' books -- Pennsylvania.

Miniature books (Printing)

Miniature books,

Penn Provenance:

Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)

Physical Description:

[96] unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 82 mm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : Running Press, 1991.

Notes:

"A Running Press Miniature Edition™"--Title-page verso.

"This book has been bound using handcraft methods, and Smythe-sewn to ensure durability."--Colophon.

"The dust jacket was designed by Toby Schmidt. The cover and interior illustrations are by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, countesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The interior was designed by Stephanie Longo. The illustrations were researched by Gillian Speeth. The text was set in Bodoni Book, Garamond Book, and Signet Roundhand by Commcor Communications Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania."--Colophon.

Publisher's advertisements: [2] pages at end.

Offset printed.

Local Notes:

Running Press Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.

Running Press copies 1 & 2 have dustjackets retained.

Running Press copies 1 & 2 are "1" printing.

ISBN:

1561380385

9781561380381

OCLC:

24285914