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Rare and modern books

Stewart, J. (Text), E. F. Hennessy (Illus)

Orchids of Africa; A Select Review

1981

34.78 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1981
Place of printing
Boston. Houghton Mifflin Company
Author
Stewart, J. (Text), E. F. Hennessy (Illus)
Edition
First American Edition.
Keyword
Nature - Botany Orchids
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

4to [35 x 26 cm]; xii, 159 pp, color frontis, 50 fine color plates from Hennessy's paintings, 8 pages of figure, bibliog, glossary, pictorial endpapers. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, near fine, clean and unmarked in dj (slight shelf wear, not price clipped). A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Few artists have captured orchids as has Hennessy. The text covers orchids in Africa, habits, details of plants and flowers, pollination, seeds and is useful for cultivation purposes.