Selected and Introduced by Eva Mannering (2 results)
Language: English
Published by The Ariel Press, London 1956
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Newbury Books, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.Newbury Books
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Good. 1st. lacking dust jacket, soiling to covers. Contains 24 color plates, printed one-side only, each 16 x 11 inches. [40pp] 1.64lb 16.0x11.7x0.3in.
Published by Ariel Press, London 1956
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Muir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books], PERTH, WA, AustraliaMuir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books]
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used
£ 51.67
£ 21.14 shippingShips from Australia to U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
stiff wraps. 1st thus. Folio, original stiff illustrated covers with thin paper wrap over covers, 24 large format colour engraved plates of roses, preliminary text, pp (XVI), (24). Previous owner's bookplate. Some pencil annitations in the margin of the preliminary text. Plates all clean and vibrant. Very good condition 24 large… colour plates of roses by Pierre Joseph Redouté (1759 - 1840), who has been called the greatest botanical illustrator of all time. This is another selection of a further variety of roses, following Ariel Press's publication of "Roses" in 1954. In her introduction, Eva Mannering writes of the mythology and folklore surrounding roses.
