Ottolander Koster Vos (2 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Hardbacks, rebound in brown cloth with original covers to front boards. 2 volume set. Text in Dutch. Pp. xii, 116 + 37 plates; 117-235 + 44 plates. Some occasional foxing and typical age-discolouration to contents. Some small losses and archival tape repair to fore edge of plate 66, archival tape repair to fore edge of page 126. A pleasing set. A heavy set, additional postage will be required for orders outside the UK. (ac7).

2 volumes. A landmark 19th-century Dutch work on horticulture and pomology, Nederlandsche Flora en Pomona presents detailed descriptions of the plants and fruits cultivated in the Netherlands. The text is accompanied by 81 exquisite chromolithographed plates, drawn from nature by Abraham Jacobus Wendel and printed by G. Severijns in Brussels. These plates depict apples, pears, peaches, grapes, berries, and a wide variety of flowers with remarkable precision, serving both as scientific references and as works of art.Celebrated as one of the major Dutch illustrated pomological publications of the century, alongside Noort's Pomologia Batava and Berghuis' Nederlandsche Boomgaard, this work was intended as a practical guide for horticulturists and fruit growers, offering insights into cultivation and identification. Its limited original edition makes it a rare and valuable resource for horticulturists, enthusiasts of botanical art, and anyone interested in the rich diversity of Dutch flora and fruit cultivation.The first leaf of the index is bound at the end. With the inside front hinge cracked, a few minor marginal tears and very minor foxing, but the plates are fresh and in very good condition.l Nissen, BBI 1474. Original publisher's gold- and black stamped red cloth, with the title lettered in gold on the spines and front boards, also with a bouquet of flowers on the front board. With 81 full-page chromolithographed plates after A.J. Wendel. Pages: [8], XII, 127, [1 blank]; [3], 131-235, [1 blank], IX, [1 blank].