Author: Jacob Van Huysum; Colonel Maurice Harold Grant
Title: The Twelve Months of Flowers
Description: Leigh-on-Sea, F. Lewis, 1950. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated limited edition copy of this collection of the paintings of Jacob Van Huysum, in the very scarce original dust wrapper. No. 393 of 500 Edition de Luxe copies produced.In the very scarce original unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with twelve tipped in colour plates, with each representing a month of the year. Collated, complete.Jacob van Huysum was an eighteenth century Dutch botanical painter. His works are credited for their botanical accuracy whilst allowing for artistic flair and creativity. Van Huysum is perhaps best known for his work whilst under the patronage of Sir Robert Walpole, including the decorative work completed for his house at Houghton in Norfolk. This charming work documents a series of twelve paintings undertaken by van Huysum, each being a bouquet of flowers for each month of year. The charming collection is complete with a commentary by Colonel Maurice H. Grant. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to back strip head and tail, otherwise externally excellent. Tide mark to tail of dust wrapper front wrap. Significant losses and closed tears to wrap heads and tails, with major losses to dust wrapper back strip. Spotting to rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with instances of spotting to perimeters. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Jacob Van Huysum. Very Good Indeed/Fair.

Keywords: Jacob Van Huysum Maurice Harold Grant botany flowers Maurice Harold Grant Jacob Van Huysum


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