GLADIOLUS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

Watercolours by Fay Anderson & Auriol Batten, Line drawings by John Manning.

Collectors’ Edition: 320 pages, tipped in colour frontispiece and 144 colour plates, many line drawings and distribution maps, bound by Peter Carstens in half green morocco and grey cloth sides, contained in a grey cloth slip case with leather lips and an illustration mounted on the upper panel, a very good copy.

Collectors’ Edition. A Special edition limited to 100 copies. This is number 75, signed by the authors and containing an additional tipped-in print, numbered 75/100 and signed by the Fay Anderson.

‘One of the most important botanical studies published in recent times, this monograph of the genus Gladiolus in southern Africa combines the artistry of two of the world's foremost botanical illustrators with the meticulous work of two highly respected biologists. The exquisitely delicate watercolour paintings by Fay Anderson and Auriol Batten capture faithfully the fragile elegance of almost all the Gladiolus species of the region.’ Editor's note.