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(BOTANICAL.) John Henry Hopkins. Vermont Drawing Book of Flowers. 10 uncolored lithographed plates and 9 (of 10) hand-colored lithographed matching plates (lacking plate 3). Folio sheets of wove paper, approximately 19x12 inches each; scattered edge staining with a few short closed tears but overall quite nice. Burlington, VT, 1846-1847
"10 folio plates, drawn by the Bishop and colored by his sons. No text. Said to have been used in local institutions. Strictly speaking, this item is neither a book nor a publication, but reputable critics have contended that these flower plates are the finest hand-colored flower plates in America, and on that ground alone it seems that they should be recorded" -- Bennett, Color Plate Books, page 59.
