THE ART OF THE PLANT WORLD : The Great Botanical Illustrators and Their Work
by Rix, Martyn
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0879511184
- ISBN 13
- 9780879511180
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press, 1981. First American edition. Folio. 224 pp; many color plates & b/w illustrations; references; index. Cloth with dj. Small tears along top of dj, masking tape repairs to inside of dustjacket, else VG/VG. Details the development of the science of botany, world explorations resulting in the discovery of many new species, and the work of Ehret, Redoute, Catesby, Besler, Durer, da Vinci, and many other great artists from Medieval times into the 20th century.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Carnegie Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001413
- Title
- THE ART OF THE PLANT WORLD : The Great Botanical Illustrators and Their Work
- Author
- Rix, Martyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0879511184
- ISBN 13
- 9780879511180
- Publisher
- The Overlook Press
- Place of Publication
- Woodstock, NY
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Botanical Illustration Linneaeus Ehret Floras
- Bookseller catalogs
- Botanical Illustration;
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- VG/VG
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