Flower Decoration

[Constance Spry]

Constance Spry's unique take on flower arranging is perfectly described and illustrated in her first book on the art of floral decoration. The photographs capture her creations, illustrating her use of sculptural vessels and classic flowers, as well as more unusual natural materials such as shells, grapes, gourds, seakale and rhubarb. Her written advice is contained a chapters based around specific colours and social events. An extensive appendix gives a list of suggested flowers and plants.



Constance Spry. Foreword by Sir William Lawrence. Photographs by Paul Laib. J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd. London. 1961. Ninth impression. First published in 1934. Hardback, small quarto; cloth-bound black and white boards, dust jacket. viii, 152 pages. Colour frontispiece and 32 black-and-white photographs. English. 255 x 195mm. 0.6kg. . Near fine, in near fine dust jacket; slight shelf wear to jacket, short 1cm closed tear to head of spine, bookseller's price sticker to front flap; no inscriptions, the fragile jacket in much better condition than usual.