Traveller's Joy.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but owner's circular embossed ex-libris stamp to a trio of random pages in the book - e.g. ffe,recto of last page and and an internal page and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork, by Beshlie,illustrated dw/dj with grey lettering to both panels; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain sage-green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine and immaculate colour pictorial floral illustrated endpapers.UK,slim Qrto HB +dw/dj,1st edn, 32pp [unpaginated] includes colour illustrated half-title page with dedication to verso,colour vignette illustrated title page,with colour pictorial illustrated frntis to its verso, an introduction,12 flower descriptions each accompanied with a full page,full-colour illustration of same and towards the rear of the book botanical names explained,some common specific names and an explanatory b/w botanical drawing/diagram of a plant.
Some of our most beautiful wild flowers are illustrated in 'Traveller's Joy' accompanied by a fascinating text in which Beshlie draws on her experiences as a Traveller to describe the characteristics of the flowers and in particular their local names.Many of the illustrations were painted on litter-strewn dumps,old bomb-sites and verges by noisy motorways,for it is on such undesirable places that Belshie and Dominic stop in their trailer-caravan.Each specimen has been painted magnificently from life by Beshlie,and the insects shown were on the plant or in the vicinity at the time. Instead of the more usual snippet of a plant found in the crowded pages of botanical books,a whole page is dedicated to each flower,so that the character of the plant and the way in which it grows can better be shown.To help young readers remember the common names of the flowers,these are illustrated in delightful vignettes showing characters from Beshlie's very successful picture-books 'Romany Wood' and 'Snailsleap Lane'.
Reproductions of Beshlie's work are published by Gallery Five Ltd.
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