British Wild Flowers

Compiled by W.J. Stoke, 1937, Originally covered 226 species with botanical descriptions and notes on flowering period, habitat and distribution.

Printed from 1937 to 1981 inclusive.

224 pp, 200 illustrations, in colour and black & white. Reproduced from Sowerby's English Botany and hand-coloured.

There are 42 known print variations and 1 which has a laminated covering.

There also 9 different dustjacket fronts, and the laminated front has only 1 type.

In 1953 the word British was removed from the title.

With only minor changes, it was in print for nearly 50 years, with 1,475,000 copies being sold between 1937-81

The book illustrated is 1944 edition Ref.no.48.1144