A scarce 1954 first edition Australian floral art manual, "Millefleurs" (A Thousand Flowers) and How to Use Them, by Beatrice Pooley. Covers table decorations, a children's section, dry novelties for winter, wall vases, "little boomerangs," and a "what not to do" section. Features a foreword by Isabelle Vandeleur of the Austral Salon of Music, Literature and the Fine Arts, numerous black-and-white photographic plates of the author's own floral arrangements (including native wattle and gum tip designs), and period advertisements from Melbourne florists and a floral art correspondence school. A charming piece of mid-century Australiana for collectors of vintage flower arranging and decorative arts titles.

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A well-used but complete copy. Blue cloth boards show noticeable shelf wear, with rubbing and soiling, bumped corners, and fading/dulling to the gilt title lettering (partially obscured on the spine). Spine shows some cloth wear and light staining. Text block is clean overall with light toning to the endpapers and prelims; no loose pages noted. No dust jacket present.