Gunn, Mary & Du Plessis, Enid

THE FLORA CAPENSIS OF JAKOB AND JOHANN PHILIPP BREYNE

Published: Brenthurst Press, 1978

Edition: 1st Edition

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Brenthurst Press First series Volume 4. Beige cloth boards with gilt lettering. Minor rubbing to top right corner of dust wrapper.

Polish Botanists Jakob and Johann Philipp Breyne collected rare and exotic plants. The "Flora Capensis" compiled by them was bound in 1724 and published here for the first time is a collection of some of their water colour plates of some of the flora of the Cape of Good Hope. Colour frontispiece plus 90 colour plates and text.

  • Jacket Condition: Very Good
  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 26,5 x 26,5 cm
  • Sold By: Fortunate Finds Bookshop
  • Contact Person: Kathy Sullivan
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 0761689830
  • Preferred Payment Methods: EFT payment for South African Buyers. PayFast with 5% surcharge for overseas buyers, regrettably I no longer accept credit cards.
  • Trade Associations: AA Approved


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