Bidspirit auction | Henry Bradbury Fern ”Nature Printing”

Henry Bradbury Fern ”Nature Printing” (4) - Set of 4 ”Museum Quality” framed ”Nature-Printed” ferns by Henry Bradbury (1831-1860) OD approx 17.25” x 24.25” / ID 14.5” x 21.5”. Framed in 1993. They include a letter on the back with letterhead ”The Philadelphia Print Shop Ltd” explaining Bradbury's Nature Printed Ferns process and reads in part ”Thomas Moore's Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland. London: T. Moore, 1855. Folio. Nature printed intaglio prints. Printed in colors. Full margins. Very good condition.”. The 4 plates are: Plate XXXIV (The Lady Fern), Plate XXVII (The Hay-Scented Fern), Plate XXVII (The Mountain Buckler Fern), Plate XLIV (The Common Brakes, or Bracken).