Inside-cover from the book 'The English flora' by Sir James Edward Smith. With foxing marks and a hand-pasted lithographic image of a lady delicately composed of flowers. The figure holds a plant dissection in one hand. The hand-written inscriptions 'La Botaniste' and 'Miss Allen' appear underneath the lithographic image. This copy of 'The English Flora' was owned by Isabella Anne Allen who was born on 27 December 1810, the daughter of John Henry and Susannah Rebekah Allen of Madresfield, Worcestershire. Inscription: 'La Botaniste' and 'Miss Allen' in pencil, LC