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Rare and modern books

Flemwell, G.

Alpine Flowers and Gardens

1910

74.26 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1910
Place of printing
London. A. & C. Black
Author
Flemwell, G.
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Nature - Botany
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22.5 x 16.5 cm]; xiv, 167 pp, 20 color plates including frontis painted by Flemwell, with captioned tissue guards, index. original green pictorial cloth with a floral design in white & light green on the front and spine, title lettering, light foxing mostly marginal, else near fine in fine and bright cover, in a good dj (chipped at spine end, piece lacking from lower spine). Inman 123. Only 3,000 copies were printed of this first edition, with a reprint in 1916. There is a four page preface by the famous alpinist Henry Correvon in French, although the work itself is all in English. Attractive book with lovely plates. Not often found with a dust jacket.