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Libros antiguos y modernos

King, Ronald

The Temple of Flora by Robert Thornton

1981

78,96 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canadá)

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Año de publicación
1981
Lugar de impresión
London. Weidenfield & Nicolson
Autor
King, Ronald
Edición
First edition.
Materia
Nature - Botany botanical art
Idiomas
Inlgés
Primera edición

Descripción

folio (37 x 27 cm); 111 pp, frontis (port), illus, 32 color plates, facsimile pages from original, bibliog. original cloth, gilt lettering on spine, dj (wear to spine, not price clipped), fine in very good dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A detailed and fascinating description of one of the most magnificent botanical books ever published. Originally published 1797-1807 in parts, with superb color flower plates by a number of the best artists of the day, the original, and even individual plates, are highly sought after and rare. King was Secretary to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. This is the best of several works on Thornton's famous work.
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