POPULAR STUDIES OF CALIFORNIA WILD FLOWERS
RICE, Bertha M.; RICE, Roland
From Hardy Books, Nevada City, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 3 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 15 October 2012
From Hardy Books, Nevada City, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 3 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 15 October 2012
About this Item
127 pp. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by the Authors on the front free endpaper: "Treasure Island G. G. I.E. (Golden Gate International Exposition) / To Fay Nerell with best wishes - Bertha M. Rice + Roland Rice Authors / Christmas 1940". Special Edition limited to 700 un-numbered copies. Profusely illustrated from photographs of California wild flowers, many hand-colored by Myrtle Hill McQuarrie. Cloth backed boards. 6" x 9". Detailed essays, including histories, concerning each flower illustrated; many first appeared in The Oakland Tribune. Includes a plea for protection for Toyon Berries, with supporitng letters from period notables, including David Starr Jordan, Luther Burbank and William Kent. A unique piece. A Near Fine copy (Minor soiling and rubbbing from handling), now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. Seller Inventory # 2826
Bibliographic Details
Title: POPULAR STUDIES OF CALIFORNIA WILD FLOWERS
Publisher: Upton Bros. & Delzelle, San Francisco
Publication Date: 1920
Binding: Cloth-backed Boards
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Custom Clear Mylar
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: Sepcial Hand-Colored Limited Edition.
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