A collection of multiple volumes from the popular Observer’s series published by Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., London. These pocket-sized duodecimo volumes are bound in publisher’s cloth, with many retaining their original printed paper dust jackets. The subjects represented in this assortment include Architecture (No. 13), Horses & Ponies (No. 9), Wild Animals (No. 5), Painting (No. 26), Birds’ Eggs (No. 18, two copies), Flowering Trees & Shrubs (No. 44), Music (No. 16), Wild Flowers (No. 2), British Butterflies, Pottery and Porcelain (No. 51), Association Football (No. 47), Birds (No. 1), Dogs (No. 8), Garden Flowers (No. 25), and Larger British Moths (No. 14). The books are housed in a vintage wooden trough-style book rack featuring rounded side panels and a central support bar.
15 inches x 6 inches x 9 inches.
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