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Floral Album and Ladies' Companion

Includes dozens of flower meanings, from American Cowslip ("My only hope") to Yarrow ("No peace for you").

New Haven, Connecticut: The C.G. Clark Co., 1869. A sweet and scarce "Floral Album and Ladies' Companion" advertising patent medicines by C.G. Clark Co. The album, clearly marketed to women, includes an extensive "Correct Dictionary of Flowers" for determining the language of flowers. Single vol. (4.25" by 2.75"), pp. [16], original self wrps. with illustration of a basket of flowers on front. Good. Worn with some staining, damage to final leaf.

Price: $225.00

Item #21000671