Sometimes the lure of a pretty book is too much for a girl to take and I was like a great big moth to a flame at the sight of this one with its fabric cover, gilt gold lettering and white satin ribbon page-marker.
A Flower Wedding was originally published in 1905 and is filled with darling illustrations and sweet verses like “Yes, flower bells rang right merry that day, When there was a marriage of flowers they say”.
The book depicts the marriage of two flowers, Lads Love and Miss Meadow Sweet, and their floral wedding guests. I was instantly reminded of Cicely Mary Barker’s Flower Fairies which I used to paw through when I was younger.
The illustrations are so delicate and are drawn with such love and care.
I love reproduction books; yes they are not the real thing but reading this book made me feel inspired by the romance and feeling of the Edwardian era and I went to sleep dreaming of lawn dresses and rambling roses in country gardens.
This is just gorgeous! I wouldn't be able to not take that book with me!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely book! Great find!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely book! I also always have to take care that I don't buy myself something when I am searching for a gift for someone else :)
ReplyDeleteReally Good Post!!
ReplyDeleteFall in love with costume flowers, wedding hair flowers and wedding hair flowers by silk flower wedding.
perfect for girls, misses and madames :*
ReplyDeletethe 'moth to a flame'-feeling sounds very familiar to me :)
ReplyDeleteA very lovely book indeed!
This book is so pretty! The drawings are simple but so cute! *
ReplyDeleteOh , I have that book as well! I bought it when i visited the Victoria and Albert museum last year. It´s so pretty...
ReplyDeleteOh yay that is my favourite place in the world! did you see the Cult of Beauty exhibition?
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