The St. Petersburg Watercolours
by Merian, Maria Sibylla. Hollmann, Eckhard (Ed)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cape Town, South Africa
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About This Item
Prestel. An intrepid explorer to South America to study flora and fauna, an artist and natural historian, Maria Merian was also an entrepreneur teaching painting and drawing, establishing an art supply shop and marketed her own work. 50 colour plates and 146 colour illustrations. Natural history commentaries by Wolf-Dietrich Beer. 175 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Near fine. Dust jacket: Very good. Mild edge-wear. Binding: Hardcover. Red boards with gilt lettering to spine. Slipcase in good condition with a few mild marks.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quagga Books (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 306565
- Title
- The St. Petersburg Watercolours
- Author
- Merian, Maria Sibylla. Hollmann, Eckhard (Ed)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Prestel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art etc. (International); Botanical;
Terms of Sale
Quagga Books
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About the Seller
Quagga Books
Biblio member since 2018
Cape Town
About Quagga Books
We have been in business for over 25 years. Situated in Kalk Bay, Cape Town at the Southern tip of Africa, we deal in all types of collectable books. Over the years we have been featured in Time Magazine, The New York Times, Louis Vuitton Travel Guide, The Guardian and numerous others.
Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...