Japonica Magnifica.
by Elick, Don. & Booth, Raymond
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Botany Illustrated . 1st. Ed. Pub. Alan Sutton . 1992. pp.144 with 64 colour plates. Folio. Signature. Nr. fine hardbackm in nr. fine dw., gently sunned. Unusually, thos copy comes with the Publishers, folio size, illustrated flyer loosely inserted at rear. This book was published to celebrate the beauty of Japanese flowers and plants through the original botanical paintings and drawings of English artist and horticulturist Raymond Booth. Botanist Don Elick provided many of the specimens for Booth, who grew them in his garden in Yorkshire, in order to study and draw them from life. Each plant portrait is true to scale and remarkably accurate.
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- Bookseller
- C.Arden Bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 65022
- Title
- Japonica Magnifica.
- Author
- Elick, Don. & Booth, Raymond
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st. Ed. Pub. Alan Sutton . 1992
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Botany Illustrated
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About the Seller
C.Arden Bookseller
Biblio member since 2011
Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About C.Arden Bookseller
Around 10,000 books for sale through our bookroom on Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye. We're happy to view and buy books in our specialisms.Located in Hay-on-Wye, the âTown of Booksâ, our focus is on natural history, including the Collins' New Naturalist series, zoology, entomology, ornithology, gardening, botany, bees & beekeeping.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books.Opening hours: - Mon. to Fri. 9.30am to 5.00pm - Sat 9.30am to noon
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- Sunned
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- Folio
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- Fine
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