Author: H. M. L. Bolus
Title: A First Book of South African Flowers
Description: Capetown, The Speciality Press of South Africe, 1928 . Cloth. An excellent example of H. M. L. Bolus's delightfully informative and beautifully illustrated guide to the flowers of South Africa. The second edition of this work, first published three years prior. In the very scarce publisher's original dust wrapper, unclipped.Beautifully illustrated throughout with vibrant full-page colour illustrations after paintings by D. Barclay, and with monochrome photographic images by E. J. Steer. Collated, complete.The author, Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus, was a prominent South African botanist, botanical collector, and curator and scientific illustrator. She published 'A Second Book of South African Flowers' in 1936. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Endpapers lightly age toned. Two small losses to head of dust wrapper back strip, with edgewear and a small number of closed tears to head of rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: D. Barclay; E. J. Steer. Fine/Near Fine.
Keywords: flowers plants botany south africa plants D. Barclay; E. J. Steer
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Title: A First Book of South African Flowers
Description: Capetown, The Speciality Press of South Africe, 1928 . Cloth. An excellent example of H. M. L. Bolus's delightfully informative and beautifully illustrated guide to the flowers of South Africa. The second edition of this work, first published three years prior. In the very scarce publisher's original dust wrapper, unclipped.Beautifully illustrated throughout with vibrant full-page colour illustrations after paintings by D. Barclay, and with monochrome photographic images by E. J. Steer. Collated, complete.The author, Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus, was a prominent South African botanist, botanical collector, and curator and scientific illustrator. She published 'A Second Book of South African Flowers' in 1936. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Endpapers lightly age toned. Two small losses to head of dust wrapper back strip, with edgewear and a small number of closed tears to head of rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: D. Barclay; E. J. Steer. Fine/Near Fine.
Keywords: flowers plants botany south africa plants D. Barclay; E. J. Steer
Price: GBP 190.00 = appr. US$ 271.32 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 884F23
- Book number: 884F23
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