Margaret Mee and Marianne North, Exploratrices Intrepides [Intrepid Explorers]. oeuvres des collections des Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

pp.184 with col. illus. throughout. Text in French and English. 4to. Fine softback with a little gentle sunning to spine and front cover edges. From the library of Prof. Grenville (Gren) Lucas OBE, much loved botanist and conservationist and inscribed on the half-title by Ruth Stiff - To Gren and Shirley, with many thanks and very best wishes, Ruth, 25-9-2007. A richly illustrated catalogue, produced to accompany an exhibition of works by these two talented botanical artists and travellers on display at the Mona Bismarck Foundation in Paris from May to July 2007. Many of the paintings were previously unpublished in book form, making this an essential addition to the libraries of all interested in the work of Marianne North and Margaret Mee.