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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

Bolus (Harry)

ICONES ORCHIDEARUM AUSTRO-AFRICANARUM EXTRA-TROPICARUM;

Published: William Wesley & Son, London, 1896 -1913

Edition: First edition

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or FIGURES WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF EXTRA-TROPICAL SOUTH AFRICAN ORCHIDS

First edition: 3 volumes in 4, portrait of the author in volume 11, 300 lithographic plates partly hand coloured with accompanying text, original green cloth titled gilt on the upper covers of volume 11 and 111 and on the spines of all volumes, half title pages in all volumes, light foxing mainly on the page edges, a very good set.

Bolus paid for the publication of this work himself. The plates were lithographed on stone, adding considerably to the expense. As a result he scrimped on the bindings which are often in need of the binder's attention although not in this case. Only 250 sets were published of which half were sold to the public. Volume 1 is either found in two separate parts, as here, or with the two parts bound in a single volume.

  • Overall Condition: A very good set
  • Size: 8vo (260 x160mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Paul Mills
  • Country: South Africa
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