A Family Herbal or a History and Description of all the British and Foreign Plants by Richard Brook, published by Brook, Huddersfield circa 1850. Size 14 by 9 cm. 451 pages plus an index and supplement with “safe and infallible rules for the preservation of health, and securing a long and tranquil life”. In a recent full leather binding with the title gold-stamped to the spine. Illustrated with black and white engravings and several hand-coloured plates. New endpapers. A book that has been used but cared for, with some foxing and age toning. Good to VG condition.