Anne Pratt British Grasses & Sedges Journal — 1855 Victorian Botanical Chromolithograph Notebook

Anne Pratt (1806–1893) was one of England’s most beloved botanical illustrators — so celebrated that Queen Victoria herself requested copies of all her publications — and her masterwork, The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges, and Ferns of Great Britain (1855–1873), used the innovative Baxter color printing method to produce chromolithographs of remarkable accuracy and beauty; this journal carries two of her finest grass plates across its full wraparound cover: Plate 251 on the front — six British grass species including Lagurus ovatus, Milium effusum, and Gastridium lendigerum, each rendered with luminous chromolithograph precision — and Plate 250 on the back, depicting seven species including Phalaris canariensis, Ammophila arenaria, and Phleum pratense, the delicate seed heads and stems captured with a care that served both the field botanist and the armchair naturalist equally well.

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Product Details

• Format: Hardcover lined journal
• Pages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal
• Binding: Casewrap sewn binding — flexible and lay-flat
• Dimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches
• Paper: 90 gsm, suitable for fountain pens and pencils
• Weight: 250 g (0.55 lbs)
• Cover: Matte laminated full-wrap print

Perfect For

• Botanists, ecologists, and meadow enthusiasts
• Victorian natural history collectors and chromolithograph art lovers
• Field naturalists and plant identification enthusiasts
• Gift for anyone captivated by British flora and Victorian botanical art
• Students and educators of natural history and botanical illustration
• Nature writers and journalers drawn to the quiet beauty of grasses and sedges