DANA, Mrs. William Starr "How to Know the Wild Flowers" [Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1903]

"How to Know the Wild Flowers" by Mrs. William Starr Dana [Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1903]. First edition. A pioneering field guide to North American wildflowers, featuring detailed descriptions and numerous illustrations by Marion Satterlee. Bound in decorative green cloth with an Art Nouveau-style floral design, gilt lettering, and a floral motif on the front cover. Condition: Good+, with notable rubbing at the head and tail of the spine, a cracked front hinge, and multiple ownership marks on the front free endpaper.