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Published by H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd, 14 Henrietta Street, London, 1990
Seller: Madoc Books (ABA-ILAB), Llandudno, CONWY, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. In Fine, blue cloth, gilt spine titles, with Fine printed wraps, black ink titles. Internally, half title, frontis, [7], (viii-xi), 189 pp, 51 pls (full page coloured), 750+ flower book entries. Bibliography edited by Patrick M Synge. (302*227 mm).
Published by The Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, 1990
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Numerous full-page color illustrations. 1 vols. 4to. A republication of the original 1956 edition, includes an extensive bibliography covering two centuries of color-plate books. Dark blue-black cloth, spine gilt-lettered. Illustrated dust jacket Numerous full-page color illustrations. 1 vols. 4to.
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Various (illustrator). A fine illustrated edition of Great Flower Books recording two centuries of flower books with beautiful colour plates. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A fine illustrated edition of Great Flower Books 1700-1900 by Sacheverell Sitwell, Wilfrid Blunt and various authors, with original publishers binding. Republished in 1990 to make the book available to private collectors in good condition. The book is an illustrated guide to colour plate flower books of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth century to celebrate the Golden Age of botanical illustration. Includes a foreword by Dillon Ripley. Includes a listing of over 750 illustrated flower books. This book is a must-have for collectors, dealers and auction houses. Includes 52 plates, 1 is monochrome, the rest are all in colour.Collated, complete.Bibliography included. In cloth binding with the unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Very few small marks to the dust wrapper. One small spot to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Fine. book.
Published by H F & G Witherby, London, 1990
ISBN 10: 085493202XISBN 13: 9780854932023
Seller: Flora Books, Mears Ashby, United Kingdom
Book
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. xi 189pp, well illustrated with many full page colour plates, blue cloth, 32x23.5cm, extra postage will be required.
Published by H. F. and G. Witherby Ltd., London, 1990
Seller: Marrins Bookshop, Folkestone, KENT, United Kingdom
Folio. 12.25 x 9.25 inches. xi + [i] + 189 pp. Bound in original dark blue cloth, gilt, in unclipped pictorial dust wrapper. A fine copy. Illustrated by 52 colour plates, including frontispiece, numbered in text. Decorated by tailpiece and endpiece vignettes. A detailed world bibliography of flower books by Sacheverell Sitwell (1897-1988) and Wilfred Blunt (1901-87), writer, artist and teacher, accompanied by additional explanatory articles. The contributors include botanist, W. T. Stearn (1911-2001), who collaborated with Blunt on The Art of Botanical Illustration (1950 and 94 editions), Patrick Synge (1910-82), botanist, plant hunter and author and Handasyde Buchanan, London book collector and dealer. The first edition was published in 1956. An attractively illustrated and produced volume. BIBLIOGRAPHY FLOWERS BIBLIOGRAPHY BOTANY PLANTS 20TH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Published by Collins, London, 1956
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Limited. 98 pages (complete). Ex-library (Transvaal Provincial Library Central Reference Library) copy with consequent residue, debris, stamps, labels, annotations, wear, use, marks. Folio size. The dustjacket has a clear plastic protective copy. The dj is worn, marked, scuffed, dulled all about. There has been, at some stage, an attempt at light repair. The dj is comfortable and secure. The boards are pleasing. Half cloth with marbled boards. Green coloured cloth corners and spine. Gilt titling on the spine. The spine has shelving wear to the head and foot. The corners have some light shelving wear. The marbled boards have light shelving wear. Within, the contents have some light evidence of use throughout. The frontispage is a little loose against the binding. The illustration are vivid, bright, chic, very colourful. The Plates contents page has some library wear. The contents are amiable (there are very, very occasional finger marks along the edges). They are confident, bold, creamy, convivial, certain, genteel, companionable, neat. Please note that due to the weight of the book, should the book need be posted to the outside of South Africa extra postal charges may be required. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by LONDON COLLINS, 1956
Seller: Hawkridge Books, Bakewell, United Kingdom
LIMITED TO 1750 COPIES, FOLIO (14 BY 19.5 INCHES), HALF LEATHER OVER GREEN BOARDS. PRINTED ON 'GELDERLAND' WHITE CARTRIDGE AND BOUND BY MANSELLS OF LONDON. 36 FULL PLATES. VERY GOOD. EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED.
Published by Collins, London, 1956
Seller: BIANCOLIBRARY, BILLINGSHURST, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Cloth. Condition: Excellent. No Jacket. Limited. For extra pictures of the more valuable books, please press the 'Ask Bookseller A Question' button. The Bianco Library website has 8 pictures of this book including both medium and large images. This description is to be read in conjunction with these photographs. A limited edition in excellent condition overall. This is a very important reference book and is one of a limited edition of 1750. Internally this book is generally very clean with magnificent colour plates. One or two very slight marks but this is only to the text. Excellent marbled boards with some very slight edge wear. Generally excellent spine. Buying more than one book will save on postage costs. To help our customers, we have split our books into 70 + categories. Size: 13" - 19.5" Tall.
Published by Collins, 1956
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hard cover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. First edition signed by Sitwell and Blunt at limitation. Hard cover volume with marbled boards and marbled slipcase. Number 102 of 295 numbered copies and 2045 total copies. Corners of spine lightly bumped. Some wear on slipcase.
Published by LONDON COLLINS, 1956
Seller: Hawkridge Books, Bakewell, United Kingdom
Signed
LIMITED TO 295 COPIES, FOLIO (14 BY 19.5 INCHES), HALF MOROCCO OVER MARBLED BOARDS WITH MATCHING SLIPCASE. THIS IS NUMBER 295, SIGNED BY BLUNT AND SITWELL. PRINTED ON 'AMSTEL' SPECIAL MOULD-MADE PAPER AND BOUND AT THE WIGMORE BINDERY, LONDON. 36 FULL PLATES. EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED.
Published by William Collins, London, 1956
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First edition, No. 16 of 295 copies numbered and signed by Sitwell and Blunt. Frontispiece and 19 other full-page color plates printed in 8-colors, 16 black & white collotype plates, and numerous illustrations in the text. 1 vols. Folio. One of 295 Copies. A beautiful book, especially in this deluxe state -- as well as the most thorough and comprehensive bibliography of flower books, describing over 750 books. Half green morocco and marbled paper boards, by the Wigmore Bindery. Spine slightly darkened and covers very slightly bowed, previous owner's ink inscription on title, plates with all tissue guards, and text immaculate, In original morocco-tipped slipcase (worn) Frontispiece and 19 other full-page color plates printed in 8-colors, 16 black & white collotype plates, and numerous illustrations in the text. 1 vols. Folio First edition, No. 16 of 295 copies numbered and signed by Sitwell and Blunt.