Beschreibung:

A set of twenty-two hand-drawn cards, circa 1810, 22 cards, each with pen, ink, and watercolour illustrations of flowers and their components to upper portion (e.g. a selection of leaves, examples of seed pods, various stamens, an array of stalks, different kinds of roots, etc.), above neat manuscript text, each card numbered to upper left corner, first card (title) lightly toned, 11 x 7.5cm (4.5 x 3ins), housed in original green paper-covered card slipcase, with remains of embossed gold border to edges, lightly rubbed and marked, and a little split to one joint, together with a set of 27 (of 28) picture cards, circa 1880, comprising seven sets of colour lithographed cards, each set depicting a fairy tale: Little Red Riding Hood; Puss in Boots; Jack and the Bean-Stalk; Jack the Giant Killer; Cinderella; Goldilocks and the Three Bears; and Bluebeard, Red Riding Hood set lacking a card, some rubbing, marks, and creases (The Proud Sisters card with consequent short split in lower edge), Golden Locks and Baby Bear cards both with surface loss to one corner (affecting some of text), plain pale pink versos (dusty), rounded corners, 11 x 7.5cm (4.25 x 3ins) The first item comprises a set of neatly executed instructional cards, perhaps made by a competent adult and intended as an educational tool for the older child, the first card stating: 'Botany is a Science which treats of Vegetables & Plants. Divided into Classes, Orders, Genera, Species, & Varieties.' (2)