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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Rourke, John, Snijman, Dee, Manning, John, Goldblatt & Arnold, Marion

SOUTH AFRICAN BOTANICAL ART

Published: Fernwood, Cape Town, 2001

Edition: Sponsors Edition

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Large hardcover quarto bound in full green goatskin with 216 pages. It comprises 116 colour plates, and 8 colour photographs.

The printing is executed to the highest standards on 135gsm matt paper. Being one of the 26 copies prepared for the 26 sponsors, gilt on spine and on the back and front boards.

Bound into the front of each sponsors copy is a signed and numbered limited edition print of a yellow arum lily by artist Aurid Batten.

This copy is volume is letter W. An elegant cloth slipcase is provided in Fernwood’s best manner.

The authors are all well known for their contributions to botany, art and art history, and their contributions provide engrossing and often insights on a broad spectrum of issues.

Their texts are enhanced by countless works of some of the travellers, botanist and artist who have recorded South Africa’s rich floral heritage.

Overall the book and slipcase are in excellent condition "as new".

  • Jacket Condition: No Jacket
  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 295x 220mm
  • Sold By: Bookdealers cc
  • Contact Person: Doron Locketz
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 0114407936
  • Preferred Payment Methods: EFT, Payfast, Credit Card
  • Trade Associations: South African Bookdealers Association


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