Author: Bird, Alan.
Title: Arabella Roupell. Pioneer Artist of Cape Flowers.
Description: Special de-Luxe Edition of only 120 copies. South African Natural History Publication. Johannesburg 1975. Gilt title on full olive green leather boards. 14 full page cold.plates. Folio. 1.25kg. No inscription. 4 square corners. minor signs of wear, edges & eps tanned, overall an attractive clean VG+ copy. no dustwrapper. 1.3kg. ISBN: 0620019174 Signed by Author on limitation page. Copy No.64 of 120. These paintings were originally published in 1849 in "Cape Flowers By A Lady". Visiting the Cape in 1842 she produced these outstanding works over the next two years "solely for the amusement of the leisure hours". With biographical details of Arabella Roupell and the story of the location of the originals, this reproduces 14 paintings full-page with botanical details on facing page.

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