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The Burgess Flower Book for Children

by Thornton W. Burgess

Catalogued August 25, 2026

The Work

First published
1923

Drew's Copy

Publisher
Little, Brown, and Company
Published in
Boston
Copy published
1929
Binding
Green illustrated cloth hardcover
Collection status
On the shelves
FlowersBotanyNature StudyChildren's LiteratureScience & NatureThornton W. Burgess

Acquisition & Provenance

Acquired
August 2025
Acquisition type
Purchased
Source
Local antique store
Context
Found while on a weekend antique-store date with my wife
Inscription / bookplate
Inscribed: “Betty and Mary Jane Goff / From Mother / June 26, 1933.”

How This Copy Came to the Library

In August 2025, I found this volume together with all three companion volumes during a weekend antique-store trip with my wife. I already owned the Animal Book and Seashore Book, so I purchased the missing Flower Book and Bird Book. Those two purchases completed the four-volume collection.
Part of a CollectionBurgess Nature Books

Four companion nature-study volumes by Thornton W. Burgess, gathered as treasure books for Drew's family library.

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Drew's Copy
Front cover of Drew's copy of The Burgess Flower Book for Children
The illustrated green cloth front cover of Drew's copy.
Shelf and spine of Drew's copy of The Burgess Flower Book for Children
Drew's Flower Book on the shelf with the other three companion Burgess nature books.
Title page of Drew's copy of The Burgess Flower Book for Children
Title page of Drew's 1929 Little, Brown, and Company copy.
Copyright page of Drew's copy of The Burgess Flower Book for Children
Copyright page recording copyright in 1923.
Dedication of Drew's copy of The Burgess Flower Book for Children
The book's dedication to awakening in children a love for wildflowers and a desire to preserve them.
Inscription or bookplate in Drew's copy of The Burgess Flower Book for Children
Inscription or bookplate
Companion Volumes
Cover of Drew's copy of The Burgess Bird Book for Children Bird Book Drew's 1919 copy Cover of Drew's copy of The Burgess Animal Book for Children Animal Book Drew's 1920 copy Cover of Drew's copy of The Burgess Seashore Book for Children Seashore Book Drew's 1929 copy