SITWELL (Sacheverell) & BLUNT (Wilfrid)

Great Flower Books 1700-1900. A Bibliographical Record of Two Centuries of Finely-Illustrated Flower Books.

H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd. 1990. New expanded edition, 4to, xii,189pp., coloured frontis., 50 coloured plates, orig. cloth, d.w. A well-illustrated guide to coloured plate flower books. The text describes the illustrators and the age in which these books were produced. The bibliography describes over 750 books.

Forest BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 27047

Keywords: BOTANICAL BOOKS BOTANY BIBLIOGRAPHY

Sacheverell Sitwell; Wilfrid Blunt; S. Dillon Ripley; et al.

Great Flower Books 1700-1900

London, H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd. 1990. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated edition of this work recording two centuries of flower books, in the original dust wrapper. The illustrated and expanded 1990 edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with fifty-two plates, all in colour except for one monochrome plate. Collated, complete.A lovely edition of Great Flower Books 1700-1900 by Sir Sacheverell Sitwell and Wilfrid Blunt, with a foreword by S. Dillon Ripley. This work, which was republished in 1990 to make the book available to collectors, includes the bibliography compiled by W. T. Stearn, Sabine Wilson and Handasyde Buchanan, and edited by Patrick M. Synge. This wonderfully illustrated work is a guide to colour plate flower books of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, released to celebrate the Golden Age of botanical illustration. It is a must-have for collectors, dealers and auction houses. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition with just a touch of fading to the extremities of the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean except for a faint mark to pages 92 and 93. Dust wrapper is smart, with a little sunning to the rear of the wrap. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 925M16

Catalogue: Sports & Pastimes

Keywords: Flowers Botany Sacheverell Sitwell Wilfrid Blunt Botany Not Stated

Sitwell, Sacheverell and Wilfrid Blunt

Great Flower Books, 1700-1900; a Bibliographical Record of Two Centuries of Finely-Illustrated Flower Books

New York, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1990. 1st Printing. [xii] 189p. colored illus. large quarto format, dj. .

Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA ILABProfessional seller

Book number: 035103

Keywords: Flowers Botany Book Illustration

SITWELL, SACHEVERELL

Great Flower Books 1700 1900

London, Witherby. 1990, First Edition. (ISBN: 9780854932023) Cloth with Jacket. 190pp. Very Good.

Champ-ClarkProfessional seller

Book number: 034673

Catalogue: Botany

Keywords: 9780854932023

Sitwell, Sacheverell & foreword by S. Dillon Ripley

Great Flower Books, 1700-1900: A Bibliographical Record of Two Centuries of Finely-Illustrated Flower Books.

New York, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1990. Cloth with dustjacket, 31 cm, 189 pp. Ills.: color illustrations. Cond.: zeer goed / very good. ISBN: 0871132842.

Bij tij en ontij . . . .Professional seller

Book number: 73911

Catalogue: Botanie - Botany

Keywords: 0871132842

Sitwell, S.; Blunt, W.

Great Flower Books 1700-1900: A Bibliographical Record of Two Centuries of Finely-Illustrated Flower Books

Witherby 1990 xi, 189, 51 col plates, 1 b/w plate. 310x240mm. HB. Vg in d/w (spine slightly faded).. Bibliography edited by P.M. Synge. Compiled by W.T. Stearn, S. Wilson and H. Buchanan. Foreword by S. Dillon Ripley.. [9780854932023]

Pemberley Natural History BooksProfessional seller

Book number: S39612

Catalogue: History, Biography & Bibliography,History, Biography & Bibliography

Keywords: Art of Natural History; Bibliography; Flowers

SITWELL Sacheverell

Great Flower Books 1700-1900. A Bibliographical Record of Two Centuries of Finely-Illustrated Flower Books. With a Foreword by S. Dillon Ripley. [Second Edition] FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Witherby,, [1990]. Sm. folio, Second Edition, with coloured frontispiece and numerous fine coloured plates; navy cloth, gilt back, dove gey endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The bibliography is edited by Patrick M. Synge and compiled by W.T. Stearn, Sabine Wilson and Handasyde Buchanan. Much-needed, high-quality reissue of the scarce original limited edition of 1956.

Island BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 35322

Catalogue: Bibliography0

Keywords: bibliography, flower books, botanical illustrations, sitwell, sacheverell sitwell, blunt, wilfrid blunt,

Sitwell, S.; Blunt, W.

Great Flower Books 1700-1900: A Bibliographical Record of Two Centuries of Finely-Illustrated Flower Books

Collins 1956 x, 94, 36 plates (20 col). . HB. Folio, half morocco-grained cloth, gt title to spine, decorated end-papers. Vg in d/w (d/w with marginal tears (repaired), edgewear, minor loss).. First edition limited to 1750 copies. Chapters include: Notes on the Flowers represented in the Plates, by Patrick M. Synge; The Romance of the Flower Book, by Sacheverell Sitwell; The Illustrators of the Great Flower Books, by Wilfrid Blunt; An Introduction to the Bibliography, by Patrick M. Synge; The Bibliography, by W.T. Stearn, Sabine Wilson & Handasyde Buchanan..

Pemberley Natural History BooksProfessional seller

Book number: S30714

Catalogue: History, Biography & Bibliography,History, Biography & Bibliography

Keywords: Bibliography; History of Natural History; Illustrated Flower Books

Sacheverell Sitwell; Dillon Ripley; Wilfred Blunt; Various

Great Flower Books 1700-1900

London, H. F. & G. Witherby LTD, 1990. Cloth. A fine illustrated edition of Great Flower Books recording two centuries of flower books with beautiful colour plates. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A fine illustrated edition of Great Flower Books 1700-1900 by Sacheverell Sitwell, Wilfrid Blunt and various authors, with original publishers binding.    Republished in 1990 to make the book available to private collectors in good condition. The book is an illustrated guide to colour plate flower books of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to celebrate the Golden Age of botanical illustration. Includes a foreword by Dillon Ripley.   Includes a listing of over 750 illustrated flower books. This book is a must-have for collectors, dealers and auction houses.    Includes 52 plates, 1 is monochrome, the rest are all in colour. Collated, complete.Bibliography included. In cloth binding with the unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Very few small marks to the dust wrapper. One small spot to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Various. Fine/Fine.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 823W12

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: Art history Illustrated Dust Wrapper Original publisher binding Illustrated Various

Sacheverell Sitwell; Wilfrid Blunt

Great Flower Books 1700-1900: A Bibliographical Record of Two Centuries of Finely-Illustrated Flower Books

London, H. F. & G. Witherby, Ltd. 1990. Cloth. A smart illustrated edition of Great Flower Books recording two centuries of flower books with beautiful colour plates. Republished in 1990 to make the book available to private collectors in good condition. Illustrated with fifty-two plates, one is monochrome, the rest are in colour. Collated complete. The book is an illustrated guide to colour plate flower books of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to celebrate the Golden Age of botanical illustration. Includes a foreword by Dillon Ripley. Includes a listing of over 750 illustrated flower books. This book is a must-have for collectors, dealers and auction houses. With a detailed bibliography included. Written by Sir Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell, an English writer, particularly on baroque architecture, and an art and music critic, and Wilfrid Jasper Walter Blunt, an English art teacher, writer, artist and a curator. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 931T85

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: Great Flower Book Sitwell Flower Not Stated