Limited deluxe collector's edition in slipcase. Limited to 90 copies, this being #33, presented and inscribed to Pieter Wagener (who was a collector and Professor of Applied Mathematics, Fort Hare University). Includes the original invoice from Africana Book Collectors.
"Dierama: the hairbells of Africa" written by OM Hillliard and BL Burtt. Sensitive pencil and water colour illustrations by Auriol Batten. Signed by both the authors and the illustrator
Hardcover. Published by Acorn Books, Johannesburg and London in 1991.
1/4 maroon leather bound by Peter Carstens, titled in gilt on the spine with a matching marbled board and cloth slipcase. 152 pages.
Condition: Near Fine. One discoloured spot at the top of the frontispiece.
From the introduction: "Dierama most commonly known as Hairbells [sic] in Africa is a genus of the Iris family and is notable for its tall graceful flowering stems that divide at the top into a number of usually pendulous flowering branchlets. The name Dierama gives continued currency to an ancient Greek word meaning a funnel."
- Jacket Condition: Fine
- Binding Condition: Fine
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 4to (320 x 145 mm)
