![]() | Title: Marvellous World of Garden Flowers Author: Matthias Hermann, Grace Jackman Illustrator: Dürer, Redouté, Daffinger and several other artists Year: 1973 (First Edition) Binding: Hardback Publisher: Abbey Library Remarks: 1st English language edition Book Condition: Excellent Jacket Condition: Good/Very Good
Description:
Contains entries for 62 different flowers. Also features a Chinese folk tale called The
Hundred Flowers plus two short discourses on flowers and gardens.
The flowers are listed alphabetically by their Latin names, but a secondary index has been
provided in order to look them up according to their common names.
Beautiful, full-page colour illustrations throughout. Snow-white cloth boards with gilded text to spine are in excellent condition: corners and spine are straight. Unclipped ($12.50) pictorial jacket is slightly scuffed along its extremities, and a good deal of the laminate is peeling off. Nevertheless, it remains complete and free from tears. Internally, the book is in mint condition. The thick, white-as-snow, pages are crisp, bright, and free from all defect. Original German title: Die wunderbare Welt der Blumen Measures 25 cm × 20 cm (10″ × 8″). 4to. 128 pp. (partially paginated) Price: £20.00 |